Breast Screening Health Promotion Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area Breast Screening Health Promotion Specialist Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 213-Division-A-7617266
Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Breast Screening 1st Floor Camberwell Building Town London Salary £56,276 - £63,176 per annum, including high cost allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 08/12/2025 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
An exciting opportunity has been created within the South East London Breast Screening Programme, SELBSP. We are looking for an experienced Health Promotion Specialist to work with our multi-disciplinary team to improve the uptake of eligible women. As a commissioned service, SELBSP is one of the larger breast screening programmes in the country and is responsible for inviting and screening an eligible population of 250,000+ well women aged 50-70 years old) once every three years as part of the National Breast Screening Programme.
The post holder will be the lead specialist within our service, required to develop and implement a strategic plan to promote the South East London Breast Screening Programme to the eligible breast screening population living in Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark geographic areas.
You will need to demonstrate previous experience with proven outcomes of increased uptake and participation in a service or project particularly aimed at a "hard-to-reach" demographic, addressing inequalities and engaging community based services.
Due to the nature of this post, applicants must be female (this provision applies under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 section7(2)(b) in relation to GOQ)
Main duties of the job
The post holder will engage with local communities and key public health, NHS and wider community organisations to gain access to the eligible population engage with and work with community leaders to form solid communication channels between the programme and our clients. There will be a particular focus on the engagement of BAME clients, socio-economic deprivation and communities of lower uptake, including CORE20Plus5 population.
Working closely with the Programme Manager and Clinical Nurse Specialist Lead to continue and further develop our health promotion work programme of events within the South East London geographical area. Aligning with seasonal opportunities, current health promotion requirements and national focus weeks to increase impact and results. In addition, activities may possibly be undertaken outside of core working hours and the post holder will need to demonstrate a flexible approach.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Lead on communication and resources around breast screening to increase local knowledge and uptake of breast screening. Given the South East London demographic, this covers a broad and diverse spectrum with additional emphasis on the identification and support in the screening pathway of those considered vulnerable or underserved in the Core20Plus5 populations. This NHS initiative is aimed at reducing healthcare inequalities in the 20% of people who experience the highest degree of socioeconomic inequality. This includes but is not exclusive to:
* Those with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, neurodiversity or communication difficulties
* Clients within the LGBTQI+ community including transgender and those identifying as non-binary
* Homeless and rough sleepers
* Refugees and asylum seekers
* Eligible clients residing in forensic, secured estates
* Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
* Those with mental health conditions
* Those with drug or alcohol harm issues
To work collaboratively with the South East London Cancer Alliance (SELCA) to ensure that the programme of activities continues to align and remains relevant with the wider cancer system and primary care priorities.
To obtain funding for and arrange external paid communication with local media providers, design with community consultation and purchase promotional merchandise for external events with the general public.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent level of education/experience
* Recognised Health Promotion qualification
* Degree to Master's Level or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
* Working within a health promotion environment
* Event or project planning/management
* Budget management and report writing
* Experience of working within the NHS Breast Screening Programme
* Knowledge of NBSS and BS-Select
Skills and Competencies
* Planning, prioritisation and organisational skills
* Presentational skills
* Excellent written and verbal skills - clarity of communication
IMPORTANT
* Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you
* If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications
* To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert
* Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
* Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy
* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
* Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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