Director of Breast Screening | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in North Lancashire is seeking a Director of Breast Screening to oversee the operational and clinical leadership of the Breast Screening Service. You will manage service performance and quality governance while leading a compassionate care team across multiple healthcare facilities. The role requires strong leadership skills and experience in a healthcare environment, offering the opportunity to contribute to a highly performing service for the community.

Qualifications

• Responsible for leadership in the breast screening service.
• Ability to manage performance and quality governance.
• Experience in a healthcare setting with a focus on compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the safe provision of the breast screening service.
• Provide a behavioral role model for care within the service.
• Coordinate service delivery from multiple healthcare facilities.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Compassionate care

Job description

Applications are invited for the role of Director of Breast Screening for North Lancashire and South Cumbria Breast Screening Service.

The North Lancashire and South Cumbria Breast Screening Service, as part of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, operates Breast Screening and Symptomatic services from dedicated imaging units at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital and Westmorland General Hospital.

In addition, we operate two mobile units in the community.

The North Lancashire and South Cumbria Breast Screening Service is a highly performing service for Breast Screening with a dedicated, caring and professional team of Consultant Radiologists, Consultant Radiographers, Advanced Practitioners, Mammographers, Assistant Practitioners, Clinical Support Workers, Programme Management and Admin teams.

The unit is fully digital with a robust PACS system. Our Radiology team is also part of the strong and effective UHMB Breast Multidisciplinary Team alongside members of the Surgical, Histopathology, Breast Care Nurses and Oncology services.

The Programme Director for Breast Screening has overall
accountability for the safe and effective provision of the breast screening service. This is from the identification of the eligible screening cohort to the point of diagnosis as commissioned by NHS England.

You will:

•Have responsibility for the leadership, management,
performance, quality, governance and coordination of the
service

•Provide leadership and a behavioural role model for
provision of compassionate care within the breast
screening service

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/


This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Jul 2025