Current Opportunities

These two Patient and Carer Representatives will work together to represent the collective views of patients and carers at the meeting by identifying appropriate areas for contribution, and to hold the group accountable to the work they have committed to.

Meetings tend to take place online (using MS Teams) every three months for two hours.

Please read our role profile for more information.

Email us by clicking ‘enquire about opportunity’ to share your reason for applying, and any relevant experience you have.

If you have received a cancer diagnosis or supported someone through a cancer diagnosis, it would be great to hear your thoughts. It would be helpful to hear from people who have had good support from their GP practices as well as those who feel their support was/ is poor. We will ask questions such as:

How would you feel if you received a text from your GP offering you support after your diagnosis?

When would this be useful?

Are there any situations where this feels like it could be inappropriate or you would not want to receive this?

Cancer Board takes place one every two months, and reports to the whole NHS in Greater Manchester. The board reports on progress, performance, national and regional deliverables and items including finance, strategy and risk. It brings together senior representatives covering the whole patient pathway who should make decisions on behalf of their organisations, and contribute actively to leading delivery of the Cancer Alliance Plan.

To find out more about this role, please read the role profile or contact us for an informal chat.

It is a varied meeting with all the pathway boards and programmes boards presenting progress on their deliverables, explaining their financial position and identifying any new and emerging risks including how they’re being managed.

The patient and carer representative provides a unique perspective and is in the perfect position to appropriately challenge the updates given to the group and they are an integral part of the decision making. As the programme assurance meetings cover all elements of the Cancer Alliance Programme, we need you to ensure that we continue to have the patient at the heart of everything we do, and by bringing the diverse views of your fellow representatives who sit on the individual boards, ensure that the lived experience is informing our progression.

Availability: Monday afternoon (usually 2-4pm) once a month, face to face at The Christie

Programme Assurance Group (PAG) role profile