Bowel Cancer Screening Programme - Programme Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Programme Manager to join the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, working closely with the Lead SSP and Clinical Lead to deliver the national programme in the North of Tyne Region. The successful candidate will manage the admin team, support the clinical team, and ensure high-quality, patient-centred care. The position requires strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work autonomously across multiple sites. It offers the opportunity to make a life-changing impact through early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer.
Essential criteria
- Masters level qualification and or equivalent experience within a relevant subject
- Other
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role
- Experience and Knowledge
- Management experience, including management of staff and a service
- Previous experience of working at a higher managerial level
- Recent project Management experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Masters level qualification and or equivalent experience within a relevant subject
- Other
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role
- Experience and Knowledge
- Management experience, including management of staff and a service
- Previous experience of working at a higher managerial level
- Recent project Management experience
- Experience of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 11d
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Bowel Cancer Screening Programme - Programme Manager
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Programme Manager to join our team. Joining the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme offers the opportunity to make a tangible, life-changing impact every day. As the Programme Manager you will work closely with the Lead SSP and Clinical Lead in delivering the national programme to the population in the North of Tyne Region. You will be at the heart of a national programme proven to save lives through early detection and prevention of colorectal cancer.
SSPs play a vital role within the screening pathway, providing high-quality, patient-centred care from the point of referral through to diagnosis, treatment, and discharge. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner following a probation period and will be responsible for the delivery of care to service users across the North of Tyne covering multiple sites of both Northumbria and Newcastle trusts. The post will be based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle with an additional office at North Tyneside General Hospital.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable number of applications have been received.
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