Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Liverpool & North Mersey Diabetic Eye Screening service as an Improving Uptake Officer. The position is fixed term for 12 months under the following key remit:
- Supporting improved uptake rates of diabetic eye screening and reducing unwarranted variation in uptake by different population groups - to reduce health inequalities.
- To be the first point of contact for GP practices and community groups, provide comprehensive advice and support for health care professionals and wider organisations to improve the uptake of diabetic eye screening.
- As an Improving Screening Uptake Officer, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service and supporting programme managers and screening staff across the diabetic eye screening programme.
- The post holder will focus on improving the uptake of diabetic eye screening across the programme geography
Main duties of the job
The main duties include:
o Liaise directly with healthcare colleagues in Primary Care (GP practices and PCN's), community groups and Place colleagues (ICB and local authority) to improve the uptake of diabetic eye screening particularly by population groups vulnerable to low participation in screeningo Promote uptake of diabetic eye screening directly to the eligible population at health promotion events/webinars held across the programme geographyo Support eligible individuals to navigate the screening pathway - particularly those who may require reasonable adjustments to address any barriers to accesso Use screening programme data to identify GP practices with low uptake rates and work directly with colleagues in these practices, e.g. Care Coordinators, Care Navigators, to support more individuals to take up the offer of screeningo Identify reasons for non-attendance across the screening programme and discuss with the programme team any changes that may help address these in order to support improved uptake rateso Maintain an up to date and accurate record of work undertaken to improve uptakeo Be a member of the Improving Uptake in Screening Workers network to share learning/ideas and best practice across programmes
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following represents an overview of the job description.The main duties of the job are detail in the attached document which also includes the Person Specification for the post.
- Supporting improved uptake rates of diabetic eye screening and reducing unwarranted variation in uptake by different population groups to reduce health inequalities.
- To be the first point of contact for GP practices and community groups, provide comprehensive advice and support for health care professionals and wider organisations to improve the uptake of diabetic eye screening.
- As an Improving Screening Uptake Officer, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service and supporting programme managers and screening staff across the diabetic eye screening programme.
- The post holder will focus on improving the uptake of diabetic eye screening across the programme geography
Job description
Job responsibilities
The following represents an overview of the job description.The main duties of the job are detail in the attached document which also includes the Person Specification for the post.
- Supporting improved uptake rates of diabetic eye screening and reducing unwarranted variation in uptake by different population groups to reduce health inequalities.
- To be the first point of contact for GP practices and community groups, provide comprehensive advice and support for health care professionals and wider organisations to improve the uptake of diabetic eye screening.
- As an Improving Screening Uptake Officer, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service and supporting programme managers and screening staff across the diabetic eye screening programme.
- The post holder will focus on improving the uptake of diabetic eye screening across the programme geography
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of work to improve health outcomes
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis and basic knowledge of project principles
- Knowledge of Office inc. Word, Excel & Outlook
- Basic knowledge of project principles
Skills
Essential
- Skills for communication on complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Ability to work without supervision. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet deadlines
- Project management skills
- Skills for manipulating information
- Advanced keyboard skills, use of a range of software
- Ability to work without supervision. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
Desirable
- Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters. Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise
Other
Essential
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Works well with others , is positive and helpful , listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust and an awareness of information governance requirements and data protection
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of work to improve health outcomes
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management or information analysis and basic knowledge of project principles
- Knowledge of Office inc. Word, Excel & Outlook
- Basic knowledge of project principles
Skills
Essential
- Skills for communication on complex information and administrative matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills
- Has attention to detail, able to work accurately, identifying errors quickly and easily
- Ability to work without supervision. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
- Has a planned and organised approach with an ability to prioritise their own workload to meet deadlines
- Project management skills
- Skills for manipulating information
- Advanced keyboard skills, use of a range of software
- Ability to work without supervision. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines
Desirable
- Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters. Negotiating, networking and persuasive skills.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to re-prioritise
Other
Essential
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public
- Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for patients
- Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation
- Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do
- Works well with others , is positive and helpful , listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust and an awareness of information governance requirements and data protection
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.
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.
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).
