Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Knowledge of the national cancer strategy/agenda/work programme
• Evidence of service development/ improvement initiatives and change in practice
• Understanding of the function of Cancer Services
• Strong project management experience in healthcare

Desirable

• Degree at master's level
• Management qualification and/or experience
• Prince 2/equivalent project management qualification
• Sound knowledge and experience of lean methodology
• Project management experience specifically within cancer in the NHS.

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Good people management skills
• Advanced IT skills used for developing practice e.g., project management
• Giving presentations to inform and influence practice
• Ability to lead meetings and discussions with teams across the health community
• Ability to prioritise own work, across the Trust, liaising with other staff & teams

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Knowledge of the national cancer strategy/agenda/work programme
• Evidence of service development/ improvement initiatives and change in practice
• Understanding of the function of Cancer Services
• Strong project management experience in healthcare

Desirable

• Degree at master's level
• Management qualification and/or experience
• Prince 2/equivalent project management qualification
• Sound knowledge and experience of lean methodology
• Project management experience specifically within cancer in the NHS.

Experience

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Good people management skills
• Advanced IT skills used for developing practice e.g., project management
• Giving presentations to inform and influence practice
• Ability to lead meetings and discussions with teams across the health community
• Ability to prioritise own work, across the Trust, liaising with other staff & teams

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL

Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)