Failsafe Officer

Humber Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) Failsafe Officer

Previous applicants need not apply

1 Full time (37.5 hours per week) post to work between Hull, East Riding, North and North East Lincolnshire, based in Hull.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated person to join the Humber Diabetic Eye Screening Programme as a Failsafe Officer.

The successful applicant will be instrumental in maintaining a Humber Diabetic Eye Screening failsafe procedure and will have responsibility for all process monitoring, data validation, and clinical audit.

The failsafe officer will be responsible for reporting functions for patients within the Screening Service for patients that are retained in HDESP for monitoring. This is to ensure they are returned appropriately into the screening pathway following validation of returned documentation from the patient or GP.

In addition, the failsafe officer has a responsibility to ensure that patients or GP practices who have failed to return the correct paperwork are returned to the screening service via the Failsafe Trigger process.

The post holder will also assist in improving the quality and system for the collection of data used within the department to indicate performance against local commissioning targets and KPI’s. To participate in information retrieval to support research and the audit programmes.

The post is an excellent opportunity to join an award-nominated, efficient and cost effective department that focuses on developing its personnel whilst providing excellent quality patient care.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills, together with an ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly under pressure to achieve deadlines.

**HUTH has two main sites**: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £500 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.

The Trust’s secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.

HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us.

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Alternatively, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.