Screening Engagement Officer | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	30 Rhagfyr 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£31,049 - £37,796 Per annum, pro rata
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	29 Ionawr 2026
Lleoliad:	Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD
Cwmni:	Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7707490/430-CC25-613A

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Screening Engagement Officer


Department:Diabetic Eye Screening


Band 5 pro rata if part-time


Hours: 37.5, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Screening Engagement Officer to support the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) and Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) for 9 months fixed term or Secondment. This role is ideal for a passionate and driven professional who is committed to improving patient experience, reducing health inequalities, and promoting health through community engagement and collaboration.

If this sounds like you will encourage you to apply and become a valued member of our team.

Location:
The primary location for this role is Milton Keynes Hospital, with travel required to surrounding areas.

The role will involve assisting the development of the BLMK Diabetic Eye Screening Programme and Buckinghamshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme that are based across multiple sites. The successful candidate will be required to have excellent communication skills and experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams and able to maintain working and development professional relationships with key stakeholders.




Interview date: Week commencing 14.01.2026.

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Collaborate with the Bedfordshire, MK Communications Team to support engagement across the Screening programmes and Core Clinical Division.

Build partnerships with local authorities, the BLMK Integrated Care Board and third-sector organisations to address screening

Develop a network of 'screening champions' including patients, healthcare professionals and community leaders using a trusted voices approach to spread the key messages of Screening Programmes.

Organise, deliver and evaluate outreach and engagement events.

Conduct ongoing health equity audits and maintain screening inequalities action plans

Work with the Trust's patient experience team to undertake, analyse and report on patient satisfaction surveys and other experience surveys on an annual basis.

Maintain and develop the BLMK Screening Programmes website and ensure this is kept up to date with any relevant programme updates and/or developments on an ongoing basis.

Collate and present data on patient cohorts, uptake, demand and capacity for screening services.

The successful candidate will need to have excellent IT and communication skills and can work independently as well as in a team and be able to be flexible and work under pressure.





Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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Engagement and Communications

· To engage in new and established engagement strategies and projects to ensure service equality in a wide diversity of patient cohorts, especially those in underserved communities.

· To further develop communications and engagement with seldom heard groups to raise awareness and improve education of the importance of attending your diabetic eye screening appointments.

· To liaise with local authorities, the BLMK Integrated Care Board and third-sector organisations to understand and develop plans to address inequalities in uptake and develop a team of ‘screening champions’ consisting of patients, healthcare staff and local community leaders (trusted voices approach) to spread the key messages of Screening Programmes.



Projects and Events
• Assist (the communications teams) with the development of a new dedicated BLMK Screening Programmes microsite and ensure this is kept up to date with any relevant programme updates and/or developments on an ongoing basis.
• Organise staff events, liaising with external suppliers to organise logistics and working with senior managers to ensure programmes help to deliver Trust objectives.
• To organise, run and evaluate outreach and engagement sessions.
• To devise an outreach and marketing strategy of health promotion and engagement for the diabetic eye screening programme.



Audit, Data and Quality Improvement
• To conduct an ongoing health equity audit and screening inequalities action plan.
• To collaborate with the Trust’s patient experience team to undertake, analyse and report on patient satisfaction surveys and other experience surveys on an annual basis.
• Collating and Presenting data on patient cohorts, uptake, demand and capacity for screening services.
• Routine use of Specialised Screening systems to extract and process data and information.
• Utilising data to produce reports, and being proficient in utilising Microsoft applications.
• Being able to collate data to be presented at national and regional groups as required.



Please refer to the job description for further details.


This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Jan 2026