Job overview

This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within either of these Trusts, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

This is a fixed term post as part of the Cancer Transformation team. This role will support the planning, coordination and delivery of improvement projects. It will involve managing project documentation, relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, cancer pathway analysis and being an active part of project delivery.

The postholder will be proactive, self-motivated, flexible and responsive to changing needs and demands. They will keep the team organised and handle administrative matters efficiently. 

Main duties of the job

• Ensure project objectives and deliverables are achieved efficiently and effectively, while also taking responsibility for leading allocated projects within the wider strategic portfolio.
• Anticipate work that will be required and raise risks or issues whilst offering options for solutions.
• Respond helpfully to staff queries on an ad-hoc and sometimes disruptive basis.
• Maintain a high degree of confidentiality, professionalism and personal integrity.
• Utilise cancer data to inform project directions and needs, and in communications with other staff to help them understand current and desired states.
• Facilitate the development of improved patient pathways, utilising service improvement methods.

Working for your organisation

Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising  individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached a detailed job description and person specification for a full list of duties.