Breast Screening Deputy Office Manager

Job summary

Want to help make a difference to our patients requiring the services of our Breast Screening team? Then we have the opportunity for you to join us as a Deputy Office Manager.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide the highest standard of patient care and deliver an efficient, high quality service for those invited for Breast Screening.

You will act as a deputy for the Screening Office manager, working alongside them to ensure all general office duties are carried out, including training and supervision of the office staff, including appraisal and daily supervision within the office. You will also assist the manager in the smooth operation of our 3 mobile units which move to around 8 sites and 2 static screening sites.

We provide services across Mid and North Essex at our Chelmsford and Colchester Breast Screening Units where approximately 114,000 women receive an invitation. This post is based at Colchester Hospital, however travel to Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford will be required and travel to Breast Screening Unit locations may be required.

This post is full time to be worked Monday to Friday.

If you have the experience of working in a busy office environment and have the motivation to help us develop and provide an efficient service for our Breast Screening patients, we look forward to hearing from you

Main duties of the job

You will deputise for the Screening Office Manager, including providing assistance to the Director's of Breast Screening, Programme Manager and Lead Radiographer.

You will ensure all eligible women are invited for routine Breast Screening within 36 months and advise on the appropriateness of a screening appointment or if a referral elsewhere is required.

In this post you will carry out office duties and provide supervision for office staff within the Chelmsford and Colchester Breast Screening Units. A large part of this role will be developing and providing training to office staff in the use of the dedicated breast screening computer system and other patient information systems.

About us

One of the largest Trusts in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if 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. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

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

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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