Herts & West Essex Diabetic Eye Screening Programme Manager | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

As Programme Manager, you will lead the operational delivery, performance, and continuous improvement of the local DESP, ensuring that high‑quality, patient‑centred screening services are consistently delivered across the region.

You’ll work closely with the Clinical lead, Planned Care Pathway Lead, Assistant Director of Specialist services, Programme Team Leads in HCT & ENHT & NHS England to maintain compliance with national screening standards and drive innovation in service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day‑to‑day management of the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme across Herts & West Essex
• Ensure full compliance with national DESP standards, KPIs, and quality assurance requirements
• Lead service planning, performance monitoring, and reporting
• Manage relationships with staff within HCT & ENHT
• Support incident management, governance processes, and Quality Assurance visits
• Drive service improvements, pathway optimisation, and patient experience initiatives
• Provide leadership to programme staff
• Monitor, analyse and interpret performance data to produce complex national reports presented regularly to NHSE Programme Board
• Receive and present very complex data to senior managers within HCT, GPs and the National Programme

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.

This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Apr 2026.

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