Cancer Performance Lead

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Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.

The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

In conjunction with the Head of Elective Performance, you will lead the day to day oversight and management of Trust wide cancer pathway performance, providing a clear and accurate understanding of performance against national cancer waiting time standards, including the 28 day faster diagnosis, 31 day treatment and 62 day referral to treatment standards.

• Lead the preparation, interpretation and presentation of cancer performance information for relevant Trust performance and governance forums, ensuring that reporting clearly identifies performance, trends, forecast position, risks, underlying causes and required actions.
• Provide visible operational leadership for cancer performance, working collaboratively with specialty operational teams, clinical teams, Cancer Services, diagnostic services and corporate colleagues to identify and address barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment.
• Maintain effective oversight of patients on cancer pathways, with particular focus on patients at risk of delay or exceeding expected pathway milestones, ensuring appropriate actions are identified, progressed and escalated.
• Lead the development and maintenance of effective cancer performance management processes, ensuring that performance information is translated into operational action rather than solely reported.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR)…