Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance Programme Manager

We are looking for highly motivated and experienced individual who will lead a range of initiatives that will improve and transform outcomes and experience for cancer patients across Surrey and Sussex. In addition, they will work with system leaders from across all sectors of health to drive forward evidenced based and clinically led improvements and embed best practice within pathways. You will develop an excellent relationship with clinical and administrative leadership and multi-disciplinary teams across the region to enable delivery of programmes of work that improve cancer services. The Alliance offices are based in Guildford, with travel when necessary across Surrey and Sussex. Flexible working and secondments will be considered.,

• Work collaboratively across Surrey and Sussex and other referring regions to deliver safe, effective and timely access to cancer services
• Drive improvements in delivery of the cancer services, focusing on improvements across all parts of the patient pathway
• Improve cancer patients' experience through the delivery of excellence in clinical care, research, and education
• Support the Clinical Leads in setting standards and providing quality assurance of cancer services across the Surrey and Sussex system
• Lead the implementation of integrated services and pathways locally through collaborative work across the Surrey and Sussex system and promote a sense of collective responsibility across partners
• To support this ambitious agenda, the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance, (covering 3.2 million people), has successfully secured significant national transformation funding with which to review, redesign and improve clinical services with a focus on earlier cancer stage diagnosis, shorter waiting times and continuous improvements in holistic and equitable patient care.
As a Programme Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Surrey and Sussex region

Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance are excited to be recruiting for a Programme Manager to support the Lead Nurse portfolio and lead on the personalised care programme. This is an exciting opportunity to join an innovative and dynamic team responsible for cancer services across Surrey and Sussex. The Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance is a partnership that brings together leaders from different hospital trusts and other health and social organisation and covers a population of approx. 3.1 million people. Our aim is to improve the diagnosis and treatment and care outcomes for cancer patients in Surrey and Sussex., Working for our organisation Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure. We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding. Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us. Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible. A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo