Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Programme Manager

The closing date is 26 May 2025

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and professional full-time Deputy Programme Manager to assist with the day to day operational management of the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) community screening and surveillance programme for Sussex.

The post holder will will work alongside hospital consultants, GPs and other NHS departments to deliver a seamless end-to-end screening service for patients.

The position will be based primarily at Durrington Health Centre, Durrington. However, the post holder will be required to travel to other Trust sites, therefore the post holder will need a full driving license and access to a vehicle.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include:

  • Directing the day to day running of the AAA screening programme and management of the administration team.
  • Assisting the programme manager in the management of the Sussex wide screening programme.
  • Data processing and reporting using a national IT system
  • Liaising with participants, hospital consultants, General Practitioners and other NHS departments.
  • Collating and analysing data for quality assessment, audits, service improvement and for national reports.

For more detailed information please refer to the job description and personal specification.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

150-MM1705-PC

Job locations

Durrington Health Centre

58 Durrington Health Centre, Durrington Lane, Worthing

Worthing

BN13 2RX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Our valuesCompassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellenceguide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our valuesCompassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellenceguide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First degree or equivalent

Desirable

  • Higher degree ECDL or equivalent qualification or experience
  • Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent experience in management

Experience

Essential

  • Previous management experience within a medical environment
  • Strong proven working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly with databases and database queries.
  • Proven ability in data management & data manipulation

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Good verbal skills, clear spoken and written English
  • Good communication & presentation skills
  • Ability to manage a team, work within a team and to effectively liaise with people at all levels.
  • Excellent knowledge and experience of computer systems, databases and spreadsheets with the ability to extract and manipulate data from a variety of systems
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First degree or equivalent

Desirable

  • Higher degree ECDL or equivalent qualification or experience
  • Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent experience in management

Experience

Essential

  • Previous management experience within a medical environment
  • Strong proven working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly with databases and database queries.
  • Proven ability in data management & data manipulation

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Good verbal skills, clear spoken and written English
  • Good communication & presentation skills
  • Ability to manage a team, work within a team and to effectively liaise with people at all levels.
  • Excellent knowledge and experience of computer systems, databases and spreadsheets with the ability to extract and manipulate data from a variety of systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Durrington Health Centre

58 Durrington Health Centre, Durrington Lane, Worthing

Worthing

BN13 2RX


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Durrington Health Centre

58 Durrington Health Centre, Durrington Lane, Worthing

Worthing

BN13 2RX


Employer's website

https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Programme Manager

Sam Goode

samgoode@nhs.net

01903843834

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

150-MM1705-PC

Job locations

Durrington Health Centre

58 Durrington Health Centre, Durrington Lane, Worthing

Worthing

BN13 2RX


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