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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Head of Cancer Performance

On site

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Freelance

17-03-2025

Job Specifications

Job Summary

Join Us at NUH: Shape the Future of Cancer Services

At Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), we are leading the way in delivering exceptional healthcare to our community. We are looking for a Head of Cancer Performance to play a pivotal role in driving the success of our Cancer Centre. This is a key leadership position where you'll ensure the achievement of cancer performance targets and work collaboratively with clinical teams and the new Care Group structure to improve patient care and outcomes.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today and help us shape the future of cancer care at NUH.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do

Lead and Inspire: Provide leadership to the Cancer Centre, engaging and motivating teams to deliver outstanding care.
Drive Performance: Take responsibility for operational management, ensuring delivery of cancer performance targets across finance, waiting lists, workforce, and quality.
Strategic Collaboration: Work closely with the Deputy Chief Operating Officer to develop and execute strategic plans for cancer services.
Staff Development: Oversee staffing levels and training to ensure a highly skilled workforce.
Transformational Leadership: Lead service improvement projects and drive continuous innovation within the Cancer Centre.

What We're Looking For

Leadership Experience: Proven experience in managing healthcare teams, particularly in cancer services or related fields.
Operational Excellence: Strong background in driving performance improvements, managing budgets, and overseeing service delivery.
Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care.
Strategic Thinking: Strong business acumen and experience in workforce planning and development.

Why Join NUH?

Make an Impact: Lead efforts to improve cancer services for our diverse community.
Career Growth: Opportunity to develop your career in one of the UK's largest and busiest NHS Trusts.
Innovation at Heart: Be at the forefront of pioneering cancer care and service development.

About Us

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Have you got the energy and passion to help us shape the future of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust?

If this sounds like you, we need you!

You will be joining a small, friendly Corporate Operations team with a strong work ethic. Every day will be different with a diverse range of projects ongoing at any one time. The team works flexibly in order to meet the needs of the business and to also provide a greater work-life balance.

Date posted

07 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-7033875

Job locations

Trust HQ, Nottingham City Hospital

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Leadership

To provide visible inspirational leadership so that all staff in the Cancer Centre and those managing cancer pathways across the Care Groups are engaged and motivated to support safe and effective patient care.

To foster a culture that promotes openness and where people have the confidence to speak up ensuring that communication mechanisms are operating effectively in the Cancer Centre and across the Care Groups.

To foster a climate of innovation and improvement for all services in the Cancer Centre, including encouraging staff to identify further opportunities for improvement.

To support the Deputy Chief Operating Officer in the delivery of the strategic plans for Cancer Services ensuring they are consistent with the aims and objectives of the Trust and ensure that the plans fully reflect the service needs of the Trust.

To line manage the senior Cancer Centre Team (where appropriate)

To deputise for the Deputy Chief Operating Officer on matters relating to Cancer performance.

Operational Performance

To work collaboratively with all Care Groups to support the improvement of cancer pathways.

To work with clinicians to ensure that professional staff have an opportunity to influence the management, planning of and development of cancer pathways.

To be responsible for daily operational management of the Cancer Centre including performance, quality, finance and workforce KPIs,

In conjunction with the Deputy Chief Operating Officer to take responsibility for key elements of modernisation/transformational projects including service re-design and any associated workforce change requirements

Support the Deputy Chief Operating Officer with the development and maintenance of robust performance management systems to support each specialty to deliver their operational performance standards.

Hold specialties to account for the delivery of cancer targets.

Oversee the production of regular performance monitoring data for the Care Groups, trust committees and external stakeholders and to take early action to ensure that action plans are in place to address any shortfalls.

To support Care Groups to formulate business cases for service and capital development and lead the Care Groups capital expenditure plans

Lead achievement of all cancer operational targets, focusing on improving patient care and developing new ways of working

Developing action plans to improve performance and sustain performance across all key cancer targets.

Oversee the financial turnaround and FEP plans across the Cancer Centre.

Staffing

Ensure that all non-clinical staff undertake the prescribed Trust induction programme and undergo appropriate refresher training.

Ensure that line managers adhere to HR policies and performance indicators

Undertake regular reviews of staffing levels in the Cancer Centre to ensure that the right number of staff with the right skills are in place to deliver current and predicted future activity.

Write business cases or workforce change papers to implement any shifts in staff demand.

To complete the Cancer Centres non-clinical workforce planning and training needs documentation

Trust Wide

To ensure compliance with Trust HR policies and processes, including recruitment, performance management and training for their team.

To support the investigation of complaints and incidents within the Cancer Centre.

To chair hearings as appropriate.

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About the Company

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is the largest employer in the region, with more than 18,000 people working at our three sites – Nottingham City Hospital, Ropewalk House and Queen’s Medical Centre, home of the award-winning series 24 Hours in A&E. NUH offers a huge range of exciting and rewarding opportunities for people who are passionate about making a difference. When you join the NHS, you become part of a talented, passionate team of people committed to providing the best care and treatment to our patien... Know more

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