Job summary
Employer heading
Colposcopy Failsafe Manager
Band 5
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
The main purpose of the Colposcopy Failsafe Manager post is to: oversee failsafe responsibilities for the NHS National Cervical Screening Programme for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust delivered at Wycombe Hospital in collaboration with the administrative and clinical staff.
The Colposcopy Failsafe Manager will facilitate and support with reports, audits and manage the colposcopy administrative team.
The post holder will:
· work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure our patients on colposcopy pathways receive timely diagnosis and treatment.
· manage all colposcopy pathways to ensure failsafe activities are quality assured and performance managed according to local and national policies, protocols and standards.
· identify blockages and opportunities as individual patients move through the system.
· support and comply with reporting ensuring effective communication with other agencies, and timely failsafe activities service in relation to patients referred by the National Cervical Screening Programme.
The main purpose of the Colposcopy Failsafe Manager post is to: oversee failsafe responsibilities for the NHS National Cervical Screening Programme for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust delivered at Wycombe Hospital in collaboration with the administrative and clinical staff.
The Colposcopy Failsafe Manager will facilitate and support with reports, audits and manage the colposcopy administrative team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure our patients on colposcopy pathways receive timely diagnosis and treatment.
- manage all colposcopy pathways to ensure failsafe activities are quality assured and performance managed according to local and national policies, protocols and standards
- identify blockages and opportunities as individual patients move through the system
- support and comply with reporting ensuring effective communication with other agencies, and timely failsafe activities service in relation to patients referred by the National Cervical Screening Programme.
- provide day to day management to colposcopy administrative team and support to clinical team to ensure flow of patients though the system
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse and interpret data
- Knowledge of audits and evaluation of findings
- Excellent team building and motivational skills, in order to develop an efficient and well functioning multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent interpersonal skills (written and verbal), including the ability to resolve conflict, facilitate and negotiate with staff and patients
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to cope with diversity of demands on time and resources
- Competent IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft outlook, intra/internet)
- Good attention to detail
- A strong sense of personal and team accountability
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS screening programme and targets
Education, Qualifications, Training
Essential criteria
- Education and training to degree level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Recognised leadership and/or management qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as Health Service Manager or Health Professional in the acute sector
- Experience of managing administrative and support staff in a team setting
- Experience of working with staff in a diversity of roles (i.e. admin, clerical, technical, clinical)
- Evidence of success in delivering projects or business plans on time and within budget
- Robust, with experience of being able to balance competing priorities and meet personal and directorate targets within a fluctuating and demanding workload
- Experience dealing with complex and/or sensitive information and unpredictable situations
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Willing to travel between sites and throughout Bucks, as required by the post
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Janie King
- Job title
- Gynaecology Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07866 175730
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