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Position: Project Improvement Manager
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Location: Leicester
Employer: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Application Deadline: September 28th, 2026
Job summary
Project Improvement Manager – Band 7
East Midlands Cancer Alliance (EMCA)
Location: County Hall, Leicester (Hybrid Working)
Band: 7
Responsible to: Programme Manager
Lead transformational change across cancer services in the East Midlands
Do you have a passion for service improvement, programme delivery and making a real difference to patient outcomes?
The East Midlands Cancer Alliance (EMCA) is looking for an experienced and motivated Project Improvement Manager to lead the delivery of high-profile cancer improvement programmes across the region.
This is an exciting opportunity to work across one of the largest cancer systems in England, collaborating with NHS provider Trusts, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), clinical leaders and regional partners to improve cancer pathways, deliver national standards and transform services for patients
Vacancy may close early if sufficient applications received
Main duties of the job
As a Project Improvement Manager, you will lead complex pathway improvement projects from inception through to delivery, supporting providers to improve cancer performance and deliver sustainable change.
Working as part of the East Midlands Cancer Alliance Programme Team, you will:
- Lead cancer pathway improvement programmes across multiple organisations.
- Support providers to improve Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), 28-day and treatment performance.
- Undertake pathway reviews, operational diagnostics and process mapping.
- Develop project plans, manage risks and provide programme assurance.
- Deliver improvement workshops and facilitate stakeholder engagement.
- Analyse performance data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support implementation of innovative diagnostic and pathway redesign initiatives.
- Work alongside clinical leaders to reduce unwarranted variation and improve patient outcomes.
What you’ll be working on
The role spans a wide portfolio of cancer improvement programmes including:
Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) improvement
Early Diagnosis and Diagnostic Pathways
Living With and Beyond Cancer
Personalised Care
Operational Performance Recovery
Clinical Pathway Redesign
Expert Clinical Advisory Groups (ECAGs)
Programme Governance and Benefits Realisation.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
High-quality care for all,
Being a great place to work,
Partnerships for impact, and
Research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do – taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
We are compassionate,
We are proud,
We are inclusive, and
We are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Diploma level qualification or experience in specialist area
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Provide and receive highly complex/sensitive/contentious information where there maybe barriers to understanding that will need developed persuasion, negotiation, reassurance and empathy skills
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- Complex facts, situation that require analysis, interpretation and comparison to ensure compliance
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- Plan and organise a broad range complex activities requiring formulation and adjustment. Facilitate collaborative working, implement new ways of working
Responsibilities for policy and service deployment implementation
Essential
- Lead on service development for specialist area. Lead on policy development for specific area that may have wider implications for working practices
Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
Essential
- Hold delegated budget for service area. Authorised signatory for expenses and small payments
Responsibilities for human resources
Essential
- Line manager for department. Manage the delivery of teaching and development interventions
Responsibilities for information resources
Essential
- Regularly Develops and maintains reports and documents pertaining to area of responsibility from numerous sources or use by various audiences
Responsibilities for research and development
Essential
- Undertakes surveys pertaining to own area of work
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
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