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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Practitioner to join the West Kent & Medway Bowel Cancer Screening Service. Please note the role will be based at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

The Bowel Cancer Screening Programme invites those aged 50-74 years to complete a home test kit which if positive requires them to attend for further suitability assessment for colonoscopy, as well as incorporating surveillance of Lynch syndrome patients. The service is hosted by Darent Valley Hospital but covers Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells and Medway.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with significant post registration experience with the capacity to work as an independent practitioner as part of a broader team. It is desirable that you are able to demonstrate evidence of having worked with patients with lower GI disease or cancer.

This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship.  All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.

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The post holder will be expected to participate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Screening Practitioner Training Course within the 1st year in post, and training on the Bowel Cancer Screening Computer System will also be provided. The ability to travel freely between sites is necessary. 

Full time Screening Practitioners working days / shift patterns will be agreed by the line manager to meet the needs of the service. This includes working evenings and weekends.

The post will be based at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, however it is expected that the screening practitioner will work with a team of screening practitioners and will provide cross cover (travelling to other sites including Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust and Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Foundation Trust) and support to other members of the team / lead SSP’s across the sites as required.

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