Workforce Project Manager

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join on the North West Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Network (ODN) as a Workforce Project Manager (AfC 8a) for 12 months, 1.0 WTE.
To enable the North West Radiotherapy ODN to continue to make significant progress, we are looking for a Workforce Project Manager to join our team to support delivery of the Workforce Improvement plan. The post holder will deliver the improvement plan Train, Retain and Reform.
The Workforce Project Manager post is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is passionate about improving cancer services with experience working in a project environment and/or operational experience in cancer services. The post holder will have a key role in supporting trusts and building strong relationships with stakeholders to support the delivery of the cancer workforce strategy / implementation plan, ensuring this aligns to national, regional, and local objectives.
If interested and would like more information, please contact Danny, Network Manager [email protected], The Workforce Project Manager will play a pivotal role in the Radiotherapy ODN, providing leadership, advice, practical support redesign, and transformational change initiatives across the Network. Leading the delivery of transformational change in the North West Radiotherapy ODN, the post holder will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to initiate, design, control and execute specific projects within the Radiotherapy ODN Programme of work. This work includes, but is not limited to, lead planning and delivery of the programme, including the identification of key milestones, deliverables, and benefits. In addition the post holder will promote the importance of workforce and education transformation in the delivery of all NWRODN projects / the NWRODN strategy, and organise events were appropriate. The role extends to championing continuous improvement, adapting to the evolving needs of the Network., The Workforce Project Manager will :
+ Lead planning and delivery of the programme, including the identification of key milestones, deliverables, and benefits.
+ Work with stakeholders to support the delivery of the cancer workforce strategy / implementation plan, ensuring this aligns to national, regional, and local objectives.
+ Promote the importance of workforce and education transformation in the delivery of all NWRODN projects / the NWRODN strategy, and organise events were appropriate.
+ Build links with NWRODN boards to ensure workforce and education transformation is always on the agenda.
+ Link in with relevant national, regional workforce groups were appropriate.
+ Promote the strategy within the region to inform local workforce and education strategies.
+ Present information and issues, explaining highly complex issues, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
The indicative roles and responsibilities are as follows:
Leadership and expertise
+ Act as a workforce subject matter expert alongside the Programme Lead.
+ Be a champion for workforce transformation the Network, as well as co-ordinate and respond to national / regional work.
+ Exert influence upon senior clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure that implementation of the strategy remain a priority in their own work programmes.
+ Remain up to date with workforce developments from a national / regional perspective and disseminate these developments to the appropriate audience.
+ Act as the workforce and education representative on various cancer pathway boards.
Set-up and organisation
+ Manage the administration of various workforce meetings and project specific boards.
+ Oversee the preparation of agendas, papers, minutes for specific meetings and follow up agreed actions with responsible individuals, holding them to account for lack of progress.
+ Build relationships across the Network, including primary, secondary and community care as well as public & patient engagement.
+ Manage workforce project dashboards to measure success within the programme.
Communication and support
+ Be a point of contact for various workforce workstreams.
+ Lead the development of innovative proposals for workforce transformation projects.
+ Create reports and papers to update relevant boards and project steering groups on project developments and to seek approval for recommended action.
Data and information
+ Keep up to date with research and literature from national and international sources relevant to the cancer workforce.
+ Collate data and literature into concise reports and tools and present to the Network Oversight Group (NOG), making clear recommendations for action.
+ Review how workforce data is captured across the Network to ensure this is fit for purpose and influences the workforce programme.
Planning and reporting
+ Manage Workforce project plans for the various projects ensuring that this contains clear objectives, tasks and identified leads.
+ Ensure that the work plan reflects and contributes towards the delivery of the Workforce implementation plan and objectives of improved clinical care and patient experience.
+ Coordinate the reporting of outcome measures so they can be monitored during the year.
+ Track progress against these outcome measures and provide progress reports to project steering groups and the NOG.
+ Maintain a risk register for the relevant workstreams, reporting risks and issues to the Programme Lead and NOG when required.
The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.
We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.
We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Some roles will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note if you are successfully appointed to a post with this Trust, you will be required to pay for your own DBS Disclosure.
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If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.
The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
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You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

The Workforce Project Manager will support a coordinated and coherent approach to improvement and transformational change within the largest Radiotherapy ODN in England, comprising three Radiotherapy providers. The duties include analysing complex information, interpreting data to simulate transformation outcomes, and making recommendations on service development priorities.

Working for our organisation
The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.