Directorate Manager - Cancer Services | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust


Company:	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Salary:	£66,582 - £77,368 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Blackburn, BB2 3HH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	25 Aug 2026
Closing date:	24 Sept 2026

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Summary

Directorate Manager – Cancer Services

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivatedDirectorate Manager – Cancer Servicesto join the Surgery and Anaesthetics Division at ELHT. This key leadership role will drive the delivery of high-quality cancer services, ensuring compliance with national cancer standards, effective governance, and continuous improvement in patient outcomes and experience.

Working alongside theClinical Director for Cancer ServicesandLead Cancer Nurse/Matron, the post holder will form part of the Cancer Leadership Triumvirate, providing strategic and operational leadership across Cancer Services.

The successful candidate will lead on cancer performance, pathway delivery, workforce, finance, governance and implementation of the Trust Cancer Action Plan, working closely with clinical teams and system partners to improve pathways and reduce delays.

We are seeking an inspirational leader with a proven track record of operational management, service improvement and delivering performance within a complex healthcare environment. Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and people management skills are essential, alongside the ability to influence, collaborate and lead change across organisational boundaries.

The Cancer Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for Cancer Services, ensuring delivery of national cancer standards, effective pathway management, robust governance and continuous improvement in patient outcomes and experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading cancer performance, pathway delivery and achievement of national cancer waiting time standards.

• Working with the Clinical Director and Lead Cancer Nurse/Matron as part of the Cancer Leadership Triumvirate to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care.

• Providing leadership and line management across Cancer Services, supporting staff development and high performance.

• Leading service improvement, transformation and delivery of the Trust Cancer Action Plan.

• Ensuring effective governance, quality assurance, performance reporting and risk management arrangements are in place.

• Developing productive relationships with clinical teams, the Cancer Alliance and wider system partners to improve cancer pathways and patient outcomes.

The post holder will uphold Trust values and the NHS Code of Conduct for Managers, promoting collaborative working to enhance the quality, efficiency and sustainability of cancer services.

Equality and Diversity

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will do all we can to make sure that job applicants and employees do not receive less favourable treatment because of their age, sex, marital status, faith, race, disability or sexual orientation, or for any other reason that is not justified.

Health and Safety

In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and other supplementary legislation, all employees are required to follow Trust Health and Safety policies and safe working procedures, take reasonable care to avoid injury during the course of their work, and co-operate with the Trust and others in meeting statutory requirements.

Infection Control

All employees must comply with Prevention and Control of Infection polices and attend any related mandatory training.

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

The Trust attaches great importance to Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility. It is the responsibility of all members of staff to ensure that the Trust’s resources are used efficiently with minimum wastage throughout their daily activities

1. Ensure activity and workforce reporting for the service area is accurate, timely, effective and contributes to the SAS Care Group's financial profile.

2. Ensure service teams utilise available performance information to facilitate the monitoring of performance and identify opportunities for improvements, agreeing plans to improve service efficiency and quality.

3. Develop comprehensive business plans

4. Develop effective business case for any required developments as required

5. Facilitate regular communications with all members of the team to ensure all staff are aware of service issues and priorities so that they can input ideas and suggestions.

6. Develop effective partnerships within the SAS Care Group, with other Care Group and corporate functions in order to deliver the Strategic and Operational priorities of the Trust.

7. Manage and monitor the financial position of the clinical area within the annual set budget.

8. Ensure effective communication and staff involvement mechanism are in place in the service area.

9. To participate in the Senior Manager on Call Rota within the organisation

This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Sep 2026

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