NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit

Screening Officer Perm (Non-Clinical)

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Job summary

Are you a customer-focused and self-motivated individual with a passion for getting things right? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by delivering high quality care to service users.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Screening Officer to join the CSAS team on a permanent basis. The team of over 100 staff provides a pivotal role in the National Call and Recall service for Cervical Cancer Screening. The Screening Officer is a key role in ensuring that all participants of the programme are called for screening and receive their results.

This role is based at the Lister House office in Gildersome, Leeds.

Main duties of the job

This role will be responsible for:

To co-ordinate and ensure high quality administrative support for the Cervical Screening service within North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).

The Screening Officer will ensure allocated cases are processed in line with the Standard Operating Procedures.

The Screening Officer will be representing NECS in delivering call and recall provision nationally and will also support the wider aspects of the cervical screening programme e.g. cease and delays; incidents; comms; cytology laboratory results etc.

The post will involve close working with other colleagues within NECS, NHSE and PHE to support the delivery of a successful service.

To answer general telephone enquiries from GPs, surgery staff, screening office staff and laboratories and other health care professionals.

To provide the information needed by members of the Cervical Screening Team to carry out end-to-end processing to allocate CRM work, using the Work Allocation SOP.

About us

CSAS is part of North of England Commissioning Support and delivers the administration service on behalf of NHS England and Improvements.

At NECS we are very proud to be part of the NHS England family. We are one of the very few truly customer-owned entities within the NHS. We have grown from our roots in the North East to be an NHS business with customers the length and breadth of the UK and further abroad. Our customer base has diversified significantly over this period, and we are now very pleased to be serving NHS providers as well as commissioners, NHSE regions, Local Authorities, General Practices and national NHSE Directorates.

NECS combines specialist skills and expertise with scale and resilience to achieve required results. We combine core NHS values with a sharp focus on customer care and a relentless pursuit of continuous improvement. We very much see ourselves as a key partner in the future success of the healthcare system and we take our share of the responsibility for shaping effective delivery.

Our people are the heart of our organisation. We strive to ensure they feel trusted, valued and empowered. Were passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that as well as an excellent benefits package including generous holidays and pension plus free car parking and access to NHS discounts.

Details

Date posted

04 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

I9869-CSAS07-8026

Job locations

N E C S

Gelderd Road

Morley

Leeds

LS27 7JN


Job description

Job responsibilities

To co-ordinate and ensure high quality administrative support for the Cervical Screening service within North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).

The Screening Officer will ensure allocated cases are processed in line with the Standard Operating Procedures.

The Screening Officer will be representing NECS in delivering call and recall provision nationally and will also support the wider aspects of the cervical screening programme e.g. cease and delays; incidents; comms; cytology laboratory results etc.

The post will involve close working with other colleagues within NECS, NHSE and PHE to support the delivery of a successful service.

To answer general telephone enquiries from GPs, surgery staff, screening office staff and laboratories and general public.

To provide the information needed by members of the Cervical Screening Team to carry out end-to-end processing to allocate CRM work, using the Work Allocation SOP.

Please see the attached Job Description in Supporting Documents for more information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To co-ordinate and ensure high quality administrative support for the Cervical Screening service within North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).

The Screening Officer will ensure allocated cases are processed in line with the Standard Operating Procedures.

The Screening Officer will be representing NECS in delivering call and recall provision nationally and will also support the wider aspects of the cervical screening programme e.g. cease and delays; incidents; comms; cytology laboratory results etc.

The post will involve close working with other colleagues within NECS, NHSE and PHE to support the delivery of a successful service.

To answer general telephone enquiries from GPs, surgery staff, screening office staff and laboratories and general public.

To provide the information needed by members of the Cervical Screening Team to carry out end-to-end processing to allocate CRM work, using the Work Allocation SOP.

Please see the attached Job Description in Supporting Documents for more information.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Customer case handling and administrative processing experience in PCS related or other key services where customers and achievement of defined SLAs are important - minimum 1 year.
  • Knowledge of relevant administration systems.
  • Excellent standard of customer interaction and verbal communication
  • Familiar with working in an office environment.
  • Excellent communication skills including an excellent standard of written and spoken English.
  • Ability to operate an IT and telephone system (with the appropriate training and support).
  • Internal and external customer focus.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education 5 GCSE or equivalent including Mathematics & English or equivalent experience.
  • Experience of using Microsoft office systems including Word, Excel.
  • Educated to NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Experience of using either a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, or other IT systems as a key part of a day-to-day role.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Customer case handling and administrative processing experience in PCS related or other key services where customers and achievement of defined SLAs are important - minimum 1 year.
  • Knowledge of relevant administration systems.
  • Excellent standard of customer interaction and verbal communication
  • Familiar with working in an office environment.
  • Excellent communication skills including an excellent standard of written and spoken English.
  • Ability to operate an IT and telephone system (with the appropriate training and support).
  • Internal and external customer focus.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education 5 GCSE or equivalent including Mathematics & English or equivalent experience.
  • Experience of using Microsoft office systems including Word, Excel.
  • Educated to NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Experience of using either a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, or other IT systems as a key part of a day-to-day role.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit

Address

N E C S

Gelderd Road

Morley

Leeds

LS27 7JN


Employer's website

https://www.necsu.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS North Of England Commissioning Support Unit

Address

N E C S

Gelderd Road

Morley

Leeds

LS27 7JN


Employer's website

https://www.necsu.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Mohsan Shehzad

mohsan.shehzad@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

I9869-CSAS07-8026

Job locations

N E C S

Gelderd Road

Morley

Leeds

LS27 7JN


Supporting documents

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