AAA Screening Programme Manager

Job overview

This role is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of a local screening programme across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes. You will lead the administration and screening teams, ensuring services run smoothly and efficiently.

Key duties include coordinating screening sites, managing staff rotas, arranging patient appointments, and responding to queries from clinicians, patients, and the public. You will oversee data management and reporting, support patient referrals, maintain safety and fail-safe processes, and monitor programme performance.

The role also includes budget oversight, ordering supplies, and ensuring accurate record-keeping and data archiving. This is a great opportunity for a proactive individual to lead a vital healthcare service and make a meaningful impact.

Main duties of the job

Organise and manage the activities of a screening programme at the local level.  Address any problems that arise with clinics, staff, screening equipment, computers, data collection or hospital staff and facilities.

Manage and oversee all aspects of screening to ensure the smooth running of the programme, facilitating the appropriate management of patients within the trial as per the protocol.

Seek, inspect and select new off-site screening venues, preparing documentation of site inspections and instructions for staff.

Organise purchase of consumables and services and authorise expenditure relating to the screening programme. Has delegated budget.

Line Manager for local screening and clerical staff, including handling development and disciplinary matters.  Responsible for staff recruitment, including all aspects of advertising, recruiting, short-listing and appointing all staff associated with the local screening programme.

Actively participate in planning, preparing and presenting results for publication and presentation for internal and external review concerning data collected from the local screening programme  Generate reports and statistics as requested by Clinical Director. Extract clinical information from patient’s notes and hospital information systems relevant to screening, AAA surgery and deaths.  Archive data securely and regularly review data held, retaining only necessary data. Destroy redundant information appropriately.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find the detailed job description and main responsibilities attached.

Deal with medical and patient enquiries as appropriate, taking the initiative to prioritise work and to bring to the attention of medical staff any patient whose condition warrants it.

Respond to anxious patients and their relatives with tact, reassurance, discretion and patience where barriers to understanding arise.

Establish and pursue contacts and raise awareness levels of the activities of the screening programme within the hospital, at all levels.

Investigate and respond to queries and complaints from members of the public, outside bodies or organisations, making recommendations to the research director, clinical director and principal investigator.

Promote the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme and publicise the benefits of the programme to clinicians and members of the public through various media.

Attend regional and national meetings regarding AAA with various stakeholders.                                                                                                                                                                      .