Programme Team Leader

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join the Surrey Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) as a Team Leader. This is a dynamic and rewarding role supporting a well established programme.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide in-clinic support to their team and should be willing to travel across the whole Surrey programme area, with regular attendance at the programme office in Guildford.

If you are passionate about making a difference and see yourself thriving in this role, please apply now!

• Provide supervision, mentoring, training and where necessary challenge inappropriate behaviour in order to ensure a consistently high-quality diabetic eye screening and grading service is provided by all members of the Programme.
• Assist members of the teams to complete their level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners Qualification and ensure teams are kept informed of development, new policies, procedures and working practices.
• Assist the Programme Manager in the completion and dissemination of the screening and grading schedule including the staff rota.
• Working with the Programme Manager, co-ordinate the input of members of the team to ensure cover is always provided for the screening clinics and grading service.
• Monitor the clinic environments across the Programme area in order that clinical and organisational standards are maintained.
• Contribute to the goals and objectives of the whole Diabetic Eye Screening Programme’s Screening and Grading Team and demonstrate team leadership.
• Oversee all compliance carried out by team leaders venue/screeners and assist where required.
• Adopt a ‘problem solving approach’ and use your best judgement and analysis in order to identify solutions to challenges in day to day operations.
• Maintain the highest standards of patient care and service delivery.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual who demonstrates: