SWAG Cancer Alliance Senior Project ManagerinWestbury-on-TryminWestbury-on-TrymPUBLISHED WED 12 MAR 2025

Cancer Alliances are unique. We are the primary vehicle for delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer and improvements in cancer performance. By collaborating across organisational boundaries, we put the patient at the heart of what we do. In other words, creating a culture and systems which empowers people to do the right thing.

Therefore, this is a unique and exciting role for the next step in your career!

We need a Senior Project Manager as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Cancer Alliance, to drive forward the adoption of transformation and change to improve outcomes for patients and enable successful delivery of the ambitions of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer.

We offer those joining us a new challenge in a fast pace and forward-thinking innovation and improvement environment. If you are passionate about making a difference to cancer care as our team is, this is the role for you. You will be supported by a robust orientation and structured development pathway.

We are looking for:

• an inclusive leader who is supportive, reliable and gets stuck in and creates a positive atmosphere.

• Someone who thrive working under pressure and is calm in challenging situations.

• Someone who is self-motivated and proactive.

• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the cancer plan.

As a Senior Project Manager, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service supporting managers and staff across the Cancer Alliance, to drive forward the adoption of transformation and change to improve outcomes for patients. The post holder will support the Senior Programme Manager to deliver key projects in the NHS Long Term Plan and Cancer Alliance plan.

The role supports the business in driving transformation as well as value for money in planning, commissioning and service. The role is designed to build a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to develop a strong service delivery.

About us

• Develop alliance wide transformation project plans that deliver transformation for patients.
• Manage the delivery of complex projects including policy, strategy and implementation of governance and project controls.
• Lead the delivery of project plans, allocating tasks as appropriate, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, consider best practice and options and ultimately making decisions in the best interest of the project.
• Deliver a high standard of work ensuring projects are delivered on time, to a high standard and cost effectively

• Build internal and external relationships and work across organisational boundaries to ensure alignment with the Cancer Alliances objectives.

• Pro-actively engage and manage stakeholders, so they are part of the design and delivery of cancer transformation projects. Respond to and resolve conflict if it arises

• Work with external consultancies working on other programs within other NHS directorates.

• Operate effectively in a flexible and demanding environment

• Communicate and provide highly complex information to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. (Verbal, written and numerical)