Director of Breast Screening

3 days ago


Lancaster, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Applications are invited for the role of Director of Breast Screening for North Lancashire and South Cumbria Breast Screening Service.

The North Lancashire and South Cumbria Breast Screening Service, as part of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, operates Breast Screening and Symptomatic services from dedicated imaging units at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital and Westmorland General Hospital.

In addition, we operate two mobile units in the community.

The North Lancashire and South Cumbria Breast Screening Service is a highly performing service for Breast Screening with a dedicated, caring and professional team of Consultant Radiologists, Consultant Radiographers, Advanced Practitioners, Mammographers, Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers, Programme Management and Admin teams.

The unit is fully digital with a robust PACS system. Our Radiology team is also part of the strong and effective UHMB Breast Multidisciplinary Team alongside members of the Surgical, Histopathology, Breast Care Nurses and Oncology services.

Main duties of the job

The Programme Director for Breast Screening has overall accountability for the safe and effective provision of the breast screening service. This is from the identification of the eligible screening cohort to the point of diagnosis as commissioned by NHS England.

The position holder will:

Have responsibility for the leadership, management, performance, quality, governance and coordination of the service Provide leadership and a behavioural role model for provision of compassionate care within the breast screening service Substantively employed senior clinician, working in the acute hospital , registered with GMC or other statutory regulatory body. The postholder for this role should be a consultant breast radiologist, consultant practitioner or breast clinician experienced in the full range of triple assessment. Alternatively, they can be a consultant from within the breast screening service - for example breast surgeon or breast histopathologist - but this would require a lead radiology advisor who would be a consultant radiologist, consultant practitioner, or breast clinician experienced in the full range of triple assessment to support the role Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience
Essential

Extensive involvement in management roles Considerable experience in clinical leadership roles


Employer details
Employer name

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Address

Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Lancaster

LA1 4RP



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