Cervical Screening Programme Lead

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

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Job overview

Cervical Screening Programme Lead

7.5 hours per week

Permanent

Interview Date: TBC

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The Cervical Screening Programme Lead (CSPL) will provide leadership for the Cervical Screening Programme, ensuring the delivery of a safe, effective, high-quality, and patient-centred service. Working closely with Gynaecology Consultants, SQAS, Primary Care, laboratories, and multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will ensure compliance with national standards, lead quality assurance and governance processes, monitor programme performance, and drive continuous service improvement.

The successful candidate will provide specialist advice, support staff development, lead audits and investigations, and contribute to the strategic development of cervical screening services, with a focus on improving outcomes, patient experience, and equitable access to care.

Main duties of the job

• Provide leadership and oversight of the Cervical Screening Programme.
• Ensure compliance with national screening standards, policies, and quality assurance requirements.
• Work closely with Gynaecology Consultants, SQAS, Primary Care providers, and laboratory services.
• Monitor programme performance and implement service improvements.
• Lead audits, quality assurance activities, incident investigations, and action plans.
• Support staff training, competency assessment, and professional development.
• Act as an expert resource for cervical screening guidance and advice.
• Develop and maintain effective governance and risk management processes.
• Promote patient-centred care and improve access, uptake, and outcomes within the Cervical Screening Programme.
• Contribute to strategic service planning and organisational objectives.

This role combines clinical expertise, leadership, quality assurance, and service improvement to ensure the Cervical Screening Programme delivers the highest standards of care for women accessing screening services.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to lead and develop our Cervical Screening Programme. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced healthcare professional with a passion for quality improvement, patient safety, and service development to make a significant impact on women's health services.

Working closely with Gynaecology Consultants, Screening Quality Assurance Service (SQAS), Primary Care colleagues, laboratories, and multidisciplinary teams, you will provide leadership and oversight of the Cervical Screening Programme, ensuring delivery of a safe, effective, and high-quality service in line with national standards.

You will be an experienced healthcare professional with excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills. You will have a strong understanding of clinical governance, quality assurance, and service improvement, with the ability to build effective relationships across organisations and influence positive change.

• Provide clinical and operational leadership for the Cervical Screening Programme.
• Ensure compliance with NHS Cervical Screening Programme standards, policies, and quality assurance requirements.
• Monitor programme performance, quality indicators, and outcomes, implementing improvements where required.
• Lead audits, investigations, quality assurance activities, and service improvement initiatives.
• Act as the key point of contact for cervical screening issues and provide specialist advice and support.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to maintain effective screening pathways.
• Support the training, development, and competency assessment of staff involved in cervical screening services.
• Ensure robust governance, risk management, and incident reporting processes are in place.
• Prepare and present reports to governance and management meetings.
• Promote innovation, excellence, and a patient-centred approach to care.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of ensuring that operational policies and quality management systems are implemented across the Programme (in conjunction with clinical and operational leads)
• Aware of the guidance for managing NHS screening incidents
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of leading a team
• Use of research and audit to improve the quality of the service and patient care (E)
• Current issues in healthcare/specialty

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

• Relevant MSc or equivalent or higher degree
• Corporate Membership or Fellowship of a relevant professional body
• Participation in CPD programme
• Registered Nurse on NMC Register
• Degree in Nursing
• Non-medical Prescriber
• Hold a NHSCSP approved CSPL training qualification (training will be given)

Skills and Abilities

• Specialist knowledge and understanding of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme
• Experience of contract specification with NHS England Work strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
• Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
• Excellent verbal and written communication and listening skills
• Ability to delegate and prioritise
• Able to problem solve and initiate change, leading on change management and quality
• Excellent managerial, leadership, negotiating and organisational skills
• IT Skills

Personal Qualities

• Appropriate skills to be able to effect change and elevate concern in what can be challenging circumstances.
• Be of sufficient seniority to be comfortable with discussions at board level.
• Able to communicate complex and sensitive information
• Able to advise on broad service development and strategic planning

Please note:

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Other:

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of individuals and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, if appropriate for the role, it is a mandatory requirement for all newly appointed staff to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service application.

In response to NICE guidance and to support the reduction of health harm from tobacco, the Trust has a smoke-free site policy which applies to anyone on Trust sites. Staff who smoke will be supported to quit or not smoke whilst on Trust sites.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees as they are at the heart of our patients journey. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued, respected, empowered and included within an organisation that is representative of all members of the community. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – taking pride in that we value employees, job applicants, students, volunteers, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our excel behaviours with a vision to create a workplace that represents a culture of kindness, joy and inclusion.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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