Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join the Urology, General Surgery and Gastroenterology CDG as Cancer Pathway Operations Managers. You will be based at Colchester Hospital, with occasional cross cover. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to further develop their operational management experience within a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide operational management of cancer pathways across Urology, Upper GI and Lower GI services, ensuring delivery against national cancer standards.
- Manage and oversee patient pathways in line with the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) and 31- and 62-day cancer waiting time targets.
- Lead and coordinate daily Red to Green meetings, ensuring timely actions to progress patients and reduce pathway delays.
- Attend and actively contribute to Cancer PTL meetings, providing assurance, challenge and operational oversight.
- Proactively identify, manage and escalate pathway risks in accordance with Divisional and Trust Cancer Escalation SOPs.
- Assess and balance demand and capacity across clinics, diagnostics and theatres to support timely patient care.
- Work closely with Cancer Leads, Consultants and MDTs to optimise pathway flow and service delivery.
About the role and teams
You will work closely with the Service Manager, Cancer Leads and clinical teams to ensure effective operational oversight, demand and capacity management across clinics, diagnostics and theatres, and robust cancer performance governance, including attendance at Cancer PTL meetings. This is a busy and dynamic role, requiring strong prioritisation skills and the ability to work autonomously and proactively. Alongside day-to-day pathway management, you will support service improvement, strategic planning and funding bids, contributing to the ongoing development and sustainability of cancer services.
About ESNEFT
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 offers 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) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
Additional information
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. Find out about living and working here – www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Application closing
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Mar 2026
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