Service Manager - Cancer Care

Job Overview University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Service Manager - Cancer Care

Contract Type: Permanent

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team in Cancer Care care group as a Service Manager at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The successful post holder will be an experienced dynamic individual with the ability to lead and coordinate service objectives, ensuring compliance with local and national targets/plans. You will be part of the senior management team and integral in leading the operational side of the services.

Working in a Regional Cancer Centre will provide you with an exciting and challenging role in which the postholder would have an opportunity to make a direct positive impact on patient experience within the organisation. Cancer Care is a compassionate and dynamic place to work which is encompasses Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care services.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities The successful candidate will be responsible for;

• Improvement and innovation and will need to focus at an operational and strategic level, supporting the Care Group Manager to improve services for patients and staff within the care group.
• The successful candidate will be adaptable, have excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, have excellent communication skills, a good attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• The successful candidate will work well as part of a team, be professional and personable at all times, able to multi-task as well as being able to work under pressure.

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience Essential criteria

• First degree/equivalent professional qualification/equivalent experience
• Leadership training
• Management training
• Training and experience to Masters’ or equivalent level/post graduate level study
• Project Management qualification / further training or demonstrates substantial level of project delivery experience
• Consolidated experience to demonstrate capability and capacity for management of health services at a senior level
• Demonstrable staff and resource management experience across a range of a variety of issues
• Able to facilitate and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
• Demonstrates experience of managing challenging problems by developing practical workable solutions to address them.
• Ability to communicate vision to staff and manage change effectively.

Desirable criteria

• Previous proven experience in a healthcare setting

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patient First
• Working Together
• Always Improving