The West Midlands Cancer Alliance (WMCA), part of The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, is seeking a Project Support Officer to join its dynamic team. This role focuses on evaluating and improving healthcare services, contributing to better patient outcomes across the region.
Candidates should have experience in assessing health service performance, along with a degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional expertise. Additional skills in project management, financial management, or change management are highly desirable.
This is an exciting opportunity to support vital healthcare initiatives within one of the largest Cancer Alliances in England. A Certificate of Sponsorship is available for eligible candidates. Apply today and be part of a team making a real difference in cancer care.
About the Trust
Approximately 2 million people in the UK are living with or affected by cancer, with over 360,000 new diagnoses each year. The West Midlands Cancer Alliance (WMCA) plays a crucial role in ensuring more people survive cancer and improving the lives of those affected.
As one of twenty-one Cancer Alliances across England, WMCA is among the largest, covering six counties: Birmingham and Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, The Black Country, and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The alliance is hosted at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and operates across the wider West Midlands region, requiring regular travel across the Midlands. The team meets in Central Birmingham every fortnight.
Established to implement the National Cancer Taskforce’s objectives, Cancer Alliances focus on increasing survival rates, addressing inequalities, and enhancing patient experiences. By bringing together healthcare providers, commissioners, and other stakeholders, WMCA works to drive quality improvement across cancer services in the region.
Position: Project Support Officer
Salary: £37,388 to £44,962 a year
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Birmingham, UK
About the Role
An opportunity has arisen in the West Midlands Cancer Alliance to join this dynamic, high profile, busy team, and support in the delivery of the National Cancer Programme priorities within the NHS Long-Term Plan.
As a project support officer, you will work as part of a dynamic team that provides support and expertise to help the Integrated Care Systems (ICS’s), West Midlands Cancer Alliance and NHS England direct commissioners deliver their plans. You will be providing effective service and programme management supporting managers and staff to deliver several cancer projects.
The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in the West Midlands Cancer Alliance hosted by The Royal Wolverhampton Trust.
Main Duties
Analytical/Judgemental
- Undertake complex and detailed information analysis of specific projects/reports
- Update, maintain, organise, gather and analyse information
- Provide coordination of and participate in relevant meetings, providing information advice where requested.
Communication
- Work with members of the team and key stakeholders.
- Support the development of internal and external communications
Information Management
- Operate within and provide enhancements to current management information, reporting to enhance decision making processes.
- Updating, maintaining, organise, gather and analyse information to predict/meet future organisational and team needs by identifying best professional practice
- Contribute to the review and development of existing information management systems
Key Working Relationships
- Maintain good relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
- Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, services, and initiatives which may be complex and contain contentious information with the aim of providing information and analytical advice to the teams.
- Work with members of the team to develop and implement project data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data
Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
Experience (Essential)
- Experience and understanding of evaluating and measuring the performance of health services
- Comprehensive knowledge of project management and/or health information
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
- Workforce development knowledge and experience
Skills (Essential)
- Clear communicator with report writing and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately for diverse audiences.
- Evidence of success in effective project and programme management and outcomes
- Skills for supporting project management.
- Attention to detail combined with the ability to extract key messages from complex analysis.
Values and Behvaiours (Essential)
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation
Benefits
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
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Application Deadline
March 5, 2025