We are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Programme Manager to join our team. Joining the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme offers the opportunity to make a tangible, life-changing impact every day. As the Programme Manager you will work closely with the Lead SSP and Clinical Lead in delivering the national programme to the population in the North of Tyne Region. You will be at the heart of a national programme proven to save lives through early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer.
SSPs play a vital role within the screening pathway, providing high-quality, patient-centred care from the point of referral through to diagnosis, treatment, and discharge. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner following a probation period and will be responsible for the delivery of care to service users across the North of Tyne covering multiple sites of both Northumbria and Newcastle trusts. The post will be based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle with an additional office at North Tyneside General Hospital.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications have been received.
"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."
The post holder will work closely with the lead SSP, clinical lead and Operational Managers to support the performance of the service, building relationships with service leads in Northumbria Healthcare and Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals.
This will include tracking patient pathways, coordination of endoscopy lists with clinical endoscopists, leading the team and the direction of service. The post holder will directly manage the admin team and support the day to day management and leadership of the clinical team alongside the lead SSP.
The role requires excellent communication skills, strong leadership, and the ability to work autonomously while maintaining strong collaborative relationships with endoscopy, colorectal, and administrative teams.
Previous experience in leadership is essential, a familiarity with cancer pathways and screening programmes would be advantageous. There is a need to be flexible to the needs of the service, working across multiple sites to support the clinical teams. Therefore a valid driving licence and use of a vehicle for work is essential.
The successful candidate will receive training and support to embed themself into the role but will be expected to provide all aspects of day to day leadership for the team and service independently.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Key aspects of the role include:
Leadership of the BCSP north of tyne programme
Collaborative working across the consortium
Working closely with the national team and local services to embed best practice for patients
Maintaining and improving performance of the 28 day faster diagnosis standard
In conjunction with the lead SSP and clinical lead, taking a role in service improvement, audit, and quality assurance processes
Supporting the delivery of high standards of care in line with national BCSP requirements
Work collaboratively with the Screening Programme Hub providing the link with the acute services.
Supporting co-ordination of health promotion activities with local providers to facilitate awareness and access.
The North of Tyne Bowel Cancer Screening Centre is a partnership between both Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust and Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust.
