12 month secondment/fixed term - maternity cover

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Cancer Centre at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) for a Cancer Centre Team Leader.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about cancer services, leading a team and improving data quality.

The Cancer Centre is responsible for co-ordinating the delivery of National CWT (Cancer Waiting Times) targets, COSD (Cancer Outcomes and Services Datasets) and National Audits, and ensuring the smooth running of Cancer MDT meetings - delivering improved outcomes for our patients.

Main duties of the job

Some of the main duties of the role are:

• All aspects of day to day management of admin staff
• Chairing PTL meetings
• Supporting the service manager and senior management team
• Acting as a teaching and training resource

To achieve this we are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, with excellent interpersonal, demonstrable management experience and excellent communications skills.

To be effective in working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff and have a flexible and patient centred approach. You should also have previous admin experience, with experience of working with databases and understanding data collecting processes.

The Cancer Centre is based across the 2 acute hospital sites (Royal Derby and Queens Burton) and an on site presence at both sites is vital for this role.

This post is maternity leave cover.

Closing Date: 8 August 2024Interview date: 5 September 2024

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A& Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Person Specification

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with all grades and groups of staff (internal and external) and patients
• Able to work independently and within a team
• Knowledge of a full range of operational administrative duties acquired through training
• Use of wide range of IT systems - Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Internet as well as Trust systems
• In depth knowledge of NHS data
• Line Management experience
• Knowledge of Cancer plans and Cancer Strategies, including CWT and COSD targets and data
• To be able to analyse data and take decisions where appropriate
• Ability to work on own initiative without supervision and to organise, manage and prioritise workload
• Manage differing and conflicting demands for time

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

RDH & QHB

Derby & Burton

DE22 3NE

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