Targeted Lung Health Check Programme Manager
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | North Tyneside, NE29 8NH |
| Company: | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6317028/319-6317028JA |
Summary
A Vacancy at Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and enthusiastic Programme Manager to join the Clinical Support Team.
There is evidence that screening people based on their risk of lung cancer saves lives. NHS England are looking at using low dose CT scans as a possible screening test for lung cancer in patients with risk factors. Northumbria Clinical Support Team are looking for a candidate to be part of the exciting development of the Targeted Lung Health Check programme of work. .
Survival rates for those presenting with symptoms of lung cancer are low; 5-year survival rate 16%, however, lung cancer is potentially curable if found at an early stage.
The Trust is now in a position to roll out the Targeted Lung Health Checks and embed good practice across the Trust, and as such we are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Programme Manager to join our team, to manage and implement the work stream.
Full time (or part time hours may be considered)
The post holder will act as an expert resource for referring primary care teams and members of the multidisciplinary team, providing expert advice in coordinating the patient pathway through the targeted lung health checks.
The post holder will require excellent communication and will be required to liaise with key personnel within the Trust, working with the project leads to develop the project service and linking in all key interdependent Trust and external services.
The ability to be flexible & organised in the workplace with a passion for delivering a quality and successful service is essential. We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible individual with the ability to work in a potentially demanding and diverse workflow and to work on his/her own initiative. The post holder will be required to work Trust wide, initially based at North Tyneside General Hospital, with blended working arrangements.
Essential Criteria -
• Degree in related subject plus master’s degree or equivalent experience
• Considerable experience and specialist knowledge working as a senior manager / programme manager.
• Very good communication skills, written and oral.
• Experience of audit/research
• Knowledge and skill in Quality improvement tools/methodology
• Ability to present complex data; ability to interpret/understand data and information.
• Knowledge of cancer pathways
Experience of lung cancer case finding is advantageous.
Attention and aspiration to lifelong learning will be supported by the Clinical Support Team, as deemed appropriate to the role. And appropriate training and development will be agreed with the post holders direct line manager. The post holder will have a reflective approach to their own practice. The Trust has a commitment to the development of leadership skills.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
To be responsible for the development, implementation and review of the service productivity and quality goals; undertaking the collation of project outcome evidence and KPI’s.
• To liaise and work with the project data analyst, internal Informatics and relevant directorates to ensure timely reporting of KPI’s and capture the project data, specifically from an inequalities perspective.
• To lead on the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme.
• To be the expert resource for referring primary care teams and members of the multidisciplinary team, providing expert advice in coordinating the patient pathway through the targeted lung health check programme.
• The post holder will require excellent communication and will be required to liaise with key personnel within the Trust, working with the project leads to develop the project service and linking in all key interdependent Trust and external services.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Jun 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and enthusiastic Programme Manager to join the Clinical Support Team.
There is evidence that screening people based on their risk of lung cancer saves lives. NHS England are looking at using low dose CT scans as a possible screening test for lung cancer in patients with risk factors. Northumbria Clinical Support Team are looking for a candidate to be part of the exciting development of the Targeted Lung Health Check programme of work. .
Survival rates for those presenting with symptoms of lung cancer are low; 5-year survival rate 16%, however, lung cancer is potentially curable if found at an early stage.
The Trust is now in a position to roll out the Targeted Lung Health Checks and embed good practice across the Trust, and as such we are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Programme Manager to join our team, to manage and implement the work stream.
Full time (or part time hours may be considered)
The post holder will act as an expert resource for referring primary care teams and members of the multidisciplinary team, providing expert advice in coordinating the patient pathway through the targeted lung health checks.
The post holder will require excellent communication and will be required to liaise with key personnel within the Trust, working with the project leads to develop the project service and linking in all key interdependent Trust and external services.
The ability to be flexible & organised in the workplace with a passion for delivering a quality and successful service is essential. We are looking for a committed, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible individual with the ability to work in a potentially demanding and diverse workflow and to work on his/her own initiative. The post holder will be required to work Trust wide, initially based at North Tyneside General Hospital, with blended working arrangements.
Essential Criteria -
• Degree in related subject plus master’s degree or equivalent experience
• Considerable experience and specialist knowledge working as a senior manager / programme manager.
• Very good communication skills, written and oral.
• Experience of audit/research
• Knowledge and skill in Quality improvement tools/methodology
• Ability to present complex data; ability to interpret/understand data and information.
• Knowledge of cancer pathways
Experience of lung cancer case finding is advantageous.
Attention and aspiration to lifelong learning will be supported by the Clinical Support Team, as deemed appropriate to the role. And appropriate training and development will be agreed with the post holders direct line manager. The post holder will have a reflective approach to their own practice. The Trust has a commitment to the development of leadership skills.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate.High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
To be responsible for the development, implementation and review of the service productivity and quality goals; undertaking the collation of project outcome evidence and KPI’s.
• To liaise and work with the project data analyst, internal Informatics and relevant directorates to ensure timely reporting of KPI’s and capture the project data, specifically from an inequalities perspective.
• To lead on the Targeted Lung Health Check Programme.
• To be the expert resource for referring primary care teams and members of the multidisciplinary team, providing expert advice in coordinating the patient pathway through the targeted lung health check programme.
• The post holder will require excellent communication and will be required to liaise with key personnel within the Trust, working with the project leads to develop the project service and linking in all key interdependent Trust and external services.
• To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Jun 2024
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