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Main area
Cervical Screening
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 7.5 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR718-25
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester/Ipswich
Town
Colchester
Salary
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/10/2025 23:59

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Cervical Screening Provider Lead

NHS AfC: Band 8a

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active Cervical Screening Provider Lead who will oversee and co-ordinate the quality and effectiveness of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme ( NHSCSP) within East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

You will be responsible for maintaining close working relationship between all parts of the Trust’s cervical screening activities and stakeholders. You should also ensure close working relationships are maintained with other CSPLs across the screening pathway to provide continuity across the programme.

Persons likely to be able to fulfil the role are:

·       Consultant cellular pathologists

·       Non-training grade experienced senior colposcopists or consultant colposcopists

·       Laboratory lead biomedical scientists (BMS) or consultant BMS

·       Senior nurse colposcopists or lead colposcopy nurses

This post is 7.5 hours per week (or 8 hours if medical), role can be remote but successful candidate must be accessible to site for QA visits.

If you have are kind, innovative, highly experience lead , we would love to hear from you.

 

Main duties of the job

·         To act as the centre for communications about the NHS Cervical screening programme; coordinating relevant histology and colposcopy and advising Trust management on cervical screening matters

·          To ensure that laboratory and colposcopy performance complies with NHS Cervical Screening Programme guidelines and standards and take appropriate action where they do not. This includes ensuring that appropriate links are maintained between general practices, the laboratory and colposcopy clinic/ clinics and that suitable, timely treatment is available for women with cervical cytology abnormalities.

·         To monitor the quality and effectiveness of the services provided by ESNEFT according to NHSCSP standards and guidelines and take appropriate action to address any shortfalls or escalate appropriately.

·          To ensure that there is a timely collection and submission of data for national mandatory statistical returns and data for routine and ad hoc programme monitoring for NHS England commissioners, SQAS and other organisations.

·         To review data relating to the service provided by ESNEFT and monitor performance against both nationally and locally agreed standards.

Working for our organisation

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 offer 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. 

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registration with the relevant professional body
  • Demonstrates a commitment to continuing education and training.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience at a senior level in a suitable role within the NHSCSP e.g. Consultant Cellular Pathologist, non-training grade senior Colposcopist, Consultant Colposcopist, Laboratory lead Biomedical Scientist, Consultant Biomedical Scientist, senior Nurse Colposcopist, lead Colposcopy Nurse.
  • Advanced knowledge of NHSCSP guidelines and pathways
  • Detailed knowledge of NHSCSP policies and guidelines
  • Experience of quality assurance, performance monitoring and other benchmarking standards
  • Understanding of clinical governance, clinical audit and achieving quality targets
Desirable criteria
  • Proven experience in management

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Angela Turner
Job title
Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
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