Job summary
- Main area
- CIC Cancer Services - 200140
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7405107
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberland Infirmary
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cancer Workforce Development Project Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We are looking for a project manager to join the Cancer Services team to build capacity and establish a standardised cancer workforce
structure within North Cumbria.
The post holder will lead the planning, development and delivery of strategic workforce initiatives that support the transformation of cancer services across North Cumbria
The post holder will work collaboratively with key stakeholders to implement workforce development plans, improve capacity and capability and ensure alignment with national strategies and workforce frameworks such as ACCEND.
Main duties of the job
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Lead the delivery of a standardised cancer workforce project across North Cumbria.
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Develop and manage detailed project plans, ensuring milestones, risks, and outcomes are clearly reported.
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Support workforce data analysis for future workforce planning.
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Lead engagement with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with ICB/Trust/Alliance cancer workforce priorities.
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Produce regular project reports, updates, and presentations for senior management.
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Support the development of new roles (e.g., ACPs, cancer support workers) and career progression pathways within cancer services.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP
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If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
Disclosure and Barring Service:
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.
The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
NHS Discounts*
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
Excellent opportunities for development*
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
*Subject to eligibility
Important Information
Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant Masters degree or extensive knowledge, skills and experience to equivalent level
- Project Management Qualification or equivalent level of experience
- Evidence of continuing personal development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge of systems and procedures
- In depth understanding of policies and practice relating to the NHS workforce
- In depth understanding of health care provision and awareness of current NHS policies and priorities
- Substantial experience of working at a senior level
- Experience of leading, managing and delivering projects involving stakeholders
- Experience of holding responsibility for budget/s, budget setting and demonstrable knowledge of financial processes within own service
- Experience of managing incoming and outgoing information requirements, handling correspondence/queries which may be highly complex, sensitive or highly confidential
- Experience of negotiation with senior stakeholders which may include difficult and controversial issues, presenting complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- Experience of working at strategic level, able to recognise direction and implications of policy and the potentially competing priorities/interests
- Experience of leading, managing, developing, influencing and inspiring staff
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with staff at all levels using from the full range of methods as appropriate
- Demonstrable ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information
- Advanced IT skills in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Able to deliver training/briefings/ updates to large groups of staff at all levels
- Demonstrable ability to analyse and interpreted highly complex data, facts or situations to interpreted these and make reasoned and logical deductions, compare a range of options and formulate plans
- Demonstrable ability to analyse and interpreted highly complex data, facts or situations to interpreted these and make reasoned and logical deductions, compare a range of options and formulate plans
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kiyla Murray
- Job title
- Lead Cancer Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07811714153
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