Targeted Lung Health Check Programme Manager

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., 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., 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.
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
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Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

+ 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., 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.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
+ Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
+ A range of flexible working opportunities
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
+ Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
+ On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
+ Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
We are proud to be one of the country's top performing NHS trusts - rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people's homes. Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals. In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.
We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise - a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people's lives, such as education, employment and the economy.
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