Job summary
We provide a free breast screening service for women in Camden, Hackney and the City, Islington, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest (East and North Central London) for women aged between 50-71 (first invitation issued by 53rd birthday). The screening service is part of a National Breast Screening Programme and is responsible for making sure women receive your appointment invitations. The breast screening service is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital, part of the Royal Free Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust Group, and we invite more than 60,000 women for breast screening each year. To enable women to be screened closer to home, we have screening sites across the local area.
*** Previous applicants need not apply ***
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.
If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.
To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website.
About us
This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free, one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 1.6 million people a year through our three main hospitals: Barnet, Chase Farm and Royal Free; combined with a number of satellite sites, including Central and East London Breast Screening Service based at St Bartholomew's Hospital.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to work. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and job description and would like to join the Royal Free at this time, we would be interested in receiving your application.
To find out more about working at the Royal Free please visit our website.
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to level 3 (A-Levels, National Certificate/Diploma etc.) in relevant subject or at least a year's experience of working at a similar level
Desirable
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Able to sustain meticulous attention to accuracy and detail
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing
- Good interpersonal and listening skills
- Working on own initiative and organising own workload to meet deadlines
- Able to compose correspondence/ reports/ policies/procedure
- Ability to develop work plans for all routine activities to ensure deadlines are achieved.
- Good understanding of general office working procedures
Desirable
- Ability to support project management
- Ability to prepare and give oral presentations
- Understanding of NHS systems and software programmes Trust and HR policies
Experience
Essential
- Previous demonstrable experience of designing significant complex numerical data analysis and interpretation and presentation of results both verbally and in writing
- High level of expertise in the use of windows-based computer applications (especially MS, Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint)
- Experience of dealing sensitively with client/patient concerns in emotive and distressing circumstances.
- Undertaking audits and using principles of audit
- Demonstrate awareness of issues around confidentiality
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Experience of undertaking detailed, intensive work in a busy administrative environment
Desirable
- Experience of Staff /Team Management
- Good knowledge of the NHS Breast Screening programme
- Good knowledge of the National Breast Screening Computer System (NBSS) and its operation
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to level 3 (A-Levels, National Certificate/Diploma etc.) in relevant subject or at least a year's experience of working at a similar level
Desirable
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Able to sustain meticulous attention to accuracy and detail
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing
- Good interpersonal and listening skills
- Working on own initiative and organising own workload to meet deadlines
- Able to compose correspondence/ reports/ policies/procedure
- Ability to develop work plans for all routine activities to ensure deadlines are achieved.
- Good understanding of general office working procedures
Desirable
- Ability to support project management
- Ability to prepare and give oral presentations
- Understanding of NHS systems and software programmes Trust and HR policies
Experience
Essential
- Previous demonstrable experience of designing significant complex numerical data analysis and interpretation and presentation of results both verbally and in writing
- High level of expertise in the use of windows-based computer applications (especially MS, Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint)
- Experience of dealing sensitively with client/patient concerns in emotive and distressing circumstances.
- Undertaking audits and using principles of audit
- Demonstrate awareness of issues around confidentiality
- Ability to work independently and under pressure
- Experience of undertaking detailed, intensive work in a busy administrative environment
Desirable
- Experience of Staff /Team Management
- Good knowledge of the NHS Breast Screening programme
- Good knowledge of the National Breast Screening Computer System (NBSS) and its operation
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
