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Job overview

To support the Bowel Screening Wales Optimisation an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated nurse to join the specialist Bowel Screening Wales Team based at Swansea Bay University Health Board.1 posts at 30 hours. We are offering a permanent opportunity for the right candidate to become a band 6 Bowel Screening Wales Specialist Screening Practitioner. The role involves being part of a multidisciplinary team delivering the highest standards of evidence based care in the delivery of the Welsh Bowel Screening programme. You will be the first point of contact for participants who have received a positive screening test and will provide specialist advice, support and continuity to the participant throughout their pathway. This includes making an assessment of fitness for colonoscopy, attending colonoscopy, managing the results handling process and referral to the multidisciplinary team if appropriate.

You will be supported to develop knowledge and assessment skills related to specialist bowel screening care for patients. 

Applications are invited from nurses who have over 6 years post registration experience in gastroenterology endoscopy or colorectal surgery as well as excellent interpersonal, communication and IT skills. 

You will need to work flexibly within the team which provides a 7 day specialist practitioner service and evening shift cover across both Swansea Bay Hospitals and Hywel Dda Hospital sites.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to full Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the advert for full details.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board. 

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.