Job summary
Employer heading
Breast Screening Programme Manager
Band 7
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
Hours: 20 per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Breast Screening Programme Manager to join our team here at the Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The programme manager has responsibility for the non-clinical operational running of all aspects of the local breast screening service. The programme manager works closely with the director of breast screening and may be the first point of contact for PHE (programme and SQAS teams) and local commissioning teams.
The post holders should have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
Main duties of the job
The programme manager is responsible for running all the non-clinical aspects of the local breast screening
service.
1. Liaise with the Director of Breast Screening and Lead Radiographer to develop a high quality Breast
Imaging Service following NHSBSP and NICE guidelines and to assist in service development,
identifying, implementing and evaluating best working practices.
2. To actively maintain and assist in the achievement and development of increased standards (KPI)
of excellence within the unit.
3. To deliver the fundamentals of the strategic and operational plan, to make an active contribution to
the decision making process of the department. To support these by being proactively involved with
service developments/changes to existing working practices.
4. Ensure the operation of an efficient and effective administration service that meets the needs of the
Breast Screening and Symptomatic Breast Services. This will require analysing and reporting of
complex and sensitive data relating to the services’ performance against set targets and taking
appropriate action to ensure these targets are met.
5. Responsible for administrative representation of the Wiltshire Breast Screening Programme at local
and regional levels co-operating with national reporting systems in order to effectively communicate
and disseminate relevant complex information
Working for our organisation
“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
6. Responsible for quality assurance monitoring of administrative/clerical procedures to ensure
effective service operation.
7. Responsible for the administration of the Breast Imaging Services Quality Management System.
8. To liaise with the Trust PACS Manager to ensure a secure digital imaging and storage system in
Breast Imaging is maintained.
9. Responsible for the management and administration of the Breast Imaging Services IT systems
including observation of the Data Protection Act, Governance and Clinical Governance policies, and
GDPR monitoring and reporting of system failure to ensure timely fault resolution, undertaking
regular security backup and managing the exceptions log to ensure effective operation of digital
processes.
10. Responsible for the creation and acquisition of written and statistical reports via the “Crystal Report
Toolkit” on NBSS as required by the Regional Screening Quality Assurance Service, NHS England
and CCG’s. Required to analyse and interpret complicated analytical reports, with several
components, often a variety of qualitative and quantitative data with potentially conflicting
information.
Please refer to the attached JD for full responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters level of education
- Minimum Grade A-C (9-5) Mathematics and English GCSE
- Be prepared to attend relevant NHSBSP (National Health Service Breast Screening Programme) & BS Select training where applicable
Desirable criteria
- A Level or higher level of education
- ECDL or equivalent IT skills qualification or working towards
- Knowledge of NBSS
Experience
Essential criteria
- In depth experience of working in an administrative area.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in Radiology/Breast screening Health service environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Detailed understanding of the Breast Screening Programme and the IT systems involved in the management of the department.
- Good customer service skills
- Good Computer skills
- Able to deal with complex, sensitive or contentious issues
Desirable criteria
- The ability to write clear and concise management reports
- Record keeping is accurate and legible
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beckie Williams
- Job title
- Lead Radiographer & Breast Centre Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01793 604225
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