The postholder will support the delivery of the Non‑Surgical Oncology (NSO) and Urgent Cancer Care (UCC) work programme within the Northern Cancer Alliance. To make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes and drive service improvement across urgent & non‑surgical oncology pathways at a system level.
The post requires strong, autonomous project management skills, with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships across multiple organisations. Management of a portfolio of work, under the oversight of the Programme Manager, and will work collaboratively with clinical and operational experts to develop, implement, and embed best practice whilst ensuring relevant standards and compliance requirements are met. The role requires confidence in fostering strong professional relationships and collaboration without the need for daily on‑site or office‑based contact, using a range of communication and engagement approaches to maintain connection and momentum across geographically dispersed teams.
This is a hybrid role, combining home working with attendance at our base sites (Northumbria House at Cobalt or North Ormesby Health Village), as well as attendance at provider and service partner sites across the North East and North Cumbria. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly, balancing home working with in‑person engagement as required to support delivery of the programme.
The post is offered on a 15‑month fixed‑term basis, secondments are welcomed.
The main duties of the Macmillan Cancer Alliance Delivery Manager (NSO and Urgent Cancer Care) includes the delivery and continuous improvement of cancer care initiatives across the Northern Cancer Alliance system, with a particular focus on both Acute Oncology Services (AOS) and urgent cancer care (UCC). This role involves coordinating multidisciplinary teams to ensure best practice in the rapid assessment and management of patients presenting with acute oncology complications or requiring urgent cancer interventions as per the agreed model of care. Additional responsibilities include leading projects, driving service transformation, supporting clinical teams, and upholding the highest standards of patient care in accordance with organisational objectives and national guidelines.
The Northern Cancer Alliance represents an integration of all stakeholders in cancer services for its population of 3.1 million people. The Northern Cancer Alliance consists of statutory and non-statutory bodies but is not a statutory organisation in its own right.
The Northern Cancer Alliance will adopt a whole-population, whole-pathway approach to addressing the ambitions of the Cancer Strategy. It will work across its geographical footprint to transform services and care,reducing variation in the availability of good care and the outcomes of treatment while aiming to deliver continuous improvement in patient experience, and reductions in inequality of access.
The Northern Cancer Alliance recognises the value of meaningful public involvement and acknowledges the interdependency between patient safety, clinical effectiveness and the patient experience within cancer care and treatment services. The Alliance is fully committed to the involvement of the public in all aspects of its work and embedding a culture where involvement is part of “usual business”.
In order to deliver its ambitions, the Northern Cancer Alliance Team will be distributed across its footprint and encompass a central Programme
Support the continued development of the Alliance and deliver an agreed work plan.
Support the Programme Manager to deliver the Non-surgical Oncology (NSO) and Urgent Cancer Care (UCC) work plan/programme. This includes but is not limited to:
Deliver the Acute Oncology Service/Out Of Hours (AOS/OOH) system wide agreed model
Support with delivery of the wider Non-surgical Oncology (NSO) and Urgent Cancer Care (UCC) programmes.
These projects support the delivery of the high-level priorities within the NCA strategy and workplan to reduce treatment variation.
Report project progress via regular 1:1s with the Programme Manager and via the NCA's governance processes as required. You may also be required to report progress into the NCA Lead Cancer Nurse.
Ensure delivery focus is maintained by the project team with clearly defined objectives, roles, and responsibilities, and detailed and regularly maintained plans. The delivery team is based in different organisations across the Cancer Alliance footprint and could refer to individuals in organisations rather than a traditional team setting.
