Director of Breast Screening
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 January 2026 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 5LD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-1641 |
Summary
1. Understand the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) standards, ensuring compliance with the national breast screening service specification. 2. Ensure all staff involved in diagnostic work-up are appropriately trained, with relevant competency sign-off. 3. Provide assurance that image readers and pathologists routinely participate in external quality assurance (EQA) schemes. 4. Address health inequalities by understanding the local eligible population and improving access. 5. Encourage participation in approved screening research trials with appropriate ethical and national approvals. 6. co-ordinates with breast screening colleagues the running of the service, communicating with the management and clinical leads within the Trust, with commissioners and with screening and immunisation leads (SILs) within local commissioning teams 7. works with the lead radiographer, programme manager and screening office manager to agree appropriate delegation of tasks which must be reflected in job descriptions and be adequately resourced 8. takes responsibility for data accuracy, accurate allocation of named individuals onNBSSand the completeness of theNBSSrecord 9. makes sure the services working environment is open and transparent, developing a learning culture and avoiding a blame culture 10. works with the management team to maintain adequate numbers of trained, qualified and competent staff to provide a high-quality breast screening service in line with national guidance 11. attends regular management meetings within the Trust, programme board meetings and director of breast screening professional network meetings withSQAS (Screening Quality Assurance Service). 12. makes sure there are regular senior leadership team meetings with the lead radiographer, programme and screening office manager (no less than monthly) to discuss operational aspects of the programme Clinical accountability The Director of Breast Screening: 13. Promotes clinical decision making based on screening guidelines at multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, dealing with concerns about individuals working within the screening service and reporting and escalating performance concerns in accordance with SQAS and Trust processes 14. makes sure all performance monitoring and mandatory audits are undertaken according toand all performance data is reported, including: a. national audits: NHS BSP and(ABS), interval cancers and others b. KC62 Department of Health returns c. KPI and routine monitoring statistics 15. examines ad hoc audits for national collation, statistical returns and audits before submission, formally signs them off as appropriate and makes sure any resulting actions to improve performance are undertaken