Improving Uptake Officer
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustBarrowford- Temporary
Job summary
As an Improving Screening Uptake Officer, the post holder will work as part of a dynamic team in delivering an effective service, 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 post holder will :
Provide pro-active and outward / public facing support to the diabetic eye screening programme team in the improvement of screening uptake across the diabetic eye screening programme.
Improving quality and outcomes
- To be an integrated member of the diabetic eye screening team and wider service who actively initiates new uptake - and contribute to existing improving uptake projects (by the diabetic eye screening service or local partners), ensuring that a quality service is provided to all service users.
- Focuses on reducing health inequalities by developing and contributing to interventions - by the service and external partners - to improve uptake of screening by groups vulnerable to non-participation.
- Actively supports the screening team and contributes to achieving key performance indicators.
- Actively engages with system partners to improve screening uptake, providing key knowledge of screening programme.
- Uses evidence and learns from best practice across the region and further afield (including other screening programmes) to inform work.
- Continually maintains records to be able to produce timely quarterly Screening Uptake reports) and end of year reports which contribute to the overall service annual report
About us
Lancashire Diabetic Eye Screening serves a population of over 78,000 eligible diabetic patients and covers an area of over 2800 square miles; we are a very busy, clinically focused team with the patient at the heart of all we do.
We operate from two bases, the main administrative and grading hub is based at the Holden Centre Barrowford, Nelson and we have a second satellite failsafe and grading office based at the Whitegate Drive Health Centre in Blackpool.
The screening service has been provided by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust since April 2019
Job description
Job responsibilities
Diabetic Eye Screening Programme Specific Priorities
Key priorities for the Diabetic Eye Improving Screening Uptake Officer include :
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