Breast Assessment Team LeaderNHS

Job summary

Band: 3

Base: You may be required to work in other designated locations of theTrust as well as your primary base. In particular, flexibility is required across the three main hospital sites (Leicester RoyalInfirmary, Leicester General Hospital and Glenfield Hospital). Ifyour initial location is one of these sites excess travelreimbursement would not apply for a permanent or temporarychange of base.

Reports to: Administration Manager/Deputy

Accountable to: General Manager

Provide effective management, administration and co-ordination of all clerical procedures concerning Breast Assessment Clinics in accordance with National Quality Assurance Guidelines

Main duties of the job

Identify potential breaches and solutions of National Quality Assurance targets in waiting times to assessment to the Administration Manager and the Screening Director

Ensure data accuracy to support Clinical Governance and Audit both locally and nationally.

Attendance and participation at Breast MDTs. Collation of results and notes in preparation for client's attending Breast Screening Results Clinics.

Provide support and guidance to patients and others making contact with the service.

Support both the Administration Manager and the Deputy Administration Manager in the management and leadership of the Breast Care Centre Administration & Clerical (A&C) team.

To oversee the Assessment Admin Team and ensure delivery of assessments and services.

To assist as trainer and mentor for clerical staff.

Job description

Provide effective management, administration and co-ordination of all clerical procedures concerning Breast Assessment Clinics in accordance with National Quality Assurance Guidelines. Ensuring Clinic Co-ordinators are fully briefed and prepared for all Breast Screening Assessment Clinics.

Oversee and lead the Assessment team ensuring all staff are fully trained and competent to prepare and sit the clinics.

Attendance and participation at Breast MDTs. Collation of results and notes in preparation for clients attending Breast Screening Results Clinics.

Ensure that all clinical correspondence meets NHSBSP quality and performance targets.

To be responsible for clinical reports and discharge letters prioritising the workload according to agreed protocols.

To provide correct inputting and retrieval of patient information using Infoflex and observing the 62 Cancer pathway.

To ensure that clinical correspondence to GPs recording the outcome of patients attendance meets the 24 hour performance target.

Personal capacity to organise and maintain data collection and collation from widespread multidisciplinary team.

Provide medical records required by Consultants for follow-up using the Track it system.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk