Cervical Screening Provider Lead

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 98,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Cervical Screening Provider Lead to provide senior leadership in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. The role involves overseeing the quality and effectiveness of screening services, ensuring comprehensive performance monitoring, and coordinating responses to quality assurance activities. The ideal candidate will have extensive healthcare programme experience, strong knowledge of clinical governance, and effective report production skills. This is a part-time permanent position offering a salary between £85,431 and £97,148 per annum.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
• Experience working in multi-site or complex provider organisations.
• Experience producing reports for senior management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate the quality of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
• Ensure audit of invasive cervical cancers.
• Coordinate Trust responses to SQAS activity.

Skills

Experience in healthcare programme

Performance management against standards

Quality assurance review

Supervisory experience

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Barts Health NHS Trust is recruiting a Cervical Screening Provider Lead (CSPL) to provide senior leadership and oversight of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme across the Trust. This pivotal role supports safe, effective and high quality screening services, improving outcomes for women across East London.

The post holder will provide assurance through performance monitoring, audit, incident oversight and structured reporting to Trust governance forums. A core responsibility includes ensuring registration and audit of all invasive cervical cancer cases and maintaining oversight of robust failsafe systems for referrals, results and follow up.

Working closely with clinical leads, commissioners and regional QA teams, you will coordinate Trust responses to SQAS activity, embed learning from incidents, and support the development of clear SOPs and quality management systems. This role requires excellent leadership, credibility, and the ability to influence across professional and organisational boundaries in a complex multi-site environment.

Responsibilities

The cervical screening provider lead (CSPL) is a senior member of staff formally appointed within an organisation providing cervical screening services. The role is to oversee and coordinate the quality and effectiveness of the NHS Cervical screening programme services provided within the organisation. Overall responsibility remains with the clinical leads. CSPLs play a vital role in the audit of invasive cervical cancers and in ensuring that the individual elements of the local programme work together to provide the best possible services and outcomes for women. The post holder must have an in-depth knowledge of the Cervical Screening programme.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain\u2019s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group is focused on becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation, striving to improve all services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, delivering safe and compassionate care. We aim to be an outstanding place to work where the WeCare values and behaviours guide how we work together and promote inclusion and belonging. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Details

Date posted: 30 January 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £85,431 to £97,148 a year per annum inc pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Location: Canary Wharf, 20 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HJ

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We recognise flexible working is not a one-size-fits-all approach and will mean something different to everyone. If you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager. The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view the attachment(s) below.

Person Specification

Experience (Essential):

• Experience working in a healthcare programme and in the national cervical screening programme
• Experience of working across multi-site or complex provider organisations
• Experience of performance management against national standards and KPIs
• Experience of QA review
• Experience of producing reports for senior management, boards, or commissioners
• Experience in a supervisory position

Desirable:

• Experience of developing or implementing SOPs or quality management systems

Knowledge (Essential):

• Has experience and in-depth knowledge of the NHS Cervical screening Programme
• Knowledge of clinical governance, quality assurance, and risk management within NHS programmes
• Understanding of equality, equity and population health considerations within screening programmes

Qualifications (Essential):

• Degree level or equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Postgraduate qualification or formal training in quality improvement, public health, health service management, or clinical governance

Other

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A DBS disclosure may be required.

Certificate of Sponsorship: 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.

Employer details: Barts Health NHS Trust, Canary Wharf, 20 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HJ. Website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk