Improving Screening Uptake Officer | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Hydref 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Tachwedd 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Liverpool, L9 7AL |
| Cwmni: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7443579/287-OPHT-43-25 |
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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
The main duties include:
• 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 screening
• Promote uptake of diabetic eye screening directly to the eligible population at health promotion events/webinars held across the programme geography
• Support eligible individuals to navigate the screening pathway – particularly those who may require reasonable adjustments to address any barriers to access
• 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 screening
• 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 rates
• Maintain an up to date and accurate record of work undertaken to improve uptake
• Be a member of the Improving Uptake in Screening Workers network to share learning/ideas and best practice across programmes
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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.
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
This advert closes on Friday 24 Oct 2025