Are you passionate about improving the lives of people with cancer? Do you want to ensure more people survive cancer than ever before? Working in the NHS Cancer Programme, that s exactly what you ll do.Working in the NHS Cancer Programme, you will set the agenda for cancer services in England. Working with patients, clinicians, charities and across the public sector, our aim is to reduce preventable cancers, diagnose cancer earlier, increase survival and improve the quality of life and experience for cancer patients. We develop national policy and strategy, and work with our Cancer Alliances across the country to transform services for patients.This is an exciting time for the NHS Cancer Programme. We are working towards diagnosing 75% of cancers at stage 1 or 2 by 2028, and consequently helping 55,000 more people survive for at least five years after their cancer diagnosis.You will work on the Lung Cancer Screening programme, which aims to diagnose lung cancer early. Currently, without an asymptomatic screening, only 28% of lung cancers are diagnosed at stage one or two one of the top worst performing cancers in England. This is changing, and over 4,000 cancers have now been diagnosed through the TLHC programme in pilot sites (75% at stage one or two). The National Screening Committee has recommended targeted lung cancer screening is rolled out nationally and this role will support continued delivery and expansion.Are you the right person for the job?We are looking for a Programme Manager who can commit to this full time post.The national Lung Cancer Screening programme is an exciting, high profile and high impact programme of work that will require a wide range of project, commercial, financial and stakeholder management skills, in helping to fully establish Europe s first national targeted lung cancer screening programme.This role is critical to support scaling up of the Targeted Lung Health Check programme across the country, and to support Cancer Alliances to address challenges related to reaching additional populations. A portfolio of work will be agreed with the successful postholder. This may include supporting CT capacity development, workforce plans, national ICT, funding reviews, Quality Assurance, data reporting etc. The role will support national governance arrangements, assuring project and programme delivery, as well as supporting oversight of the ongoing national programme evaluation. Alongside this the postholder will support the rollout of an implementation plan and more detailed national guidance to support scaling up of the programme.The NHS England Board Have Set Out The Top-level Purpose For The New Organisation To Lead The NHS In England To Deliver High-quality Services For All, Which Will Inform The Detailed Design Work And We Will Achieve This Purpose ByEnabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate careOptimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovationDelivering value for money.If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola McMaster Job title: Senior Programme Manager Email address: n.mcmaster@nhs.net Telephone number: 07860178962











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