Job summary
- Main area
- Bowel Cancer Screening
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Cross Site working
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours worked over 4 days)
- Job ref
- 218-NM-B6-6412941
- Employer
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/07/2024
Employer heading
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Specialist Screening Practitioner-Bowel Cancer Screening
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse to work within the Bowel Cancer Screening Department. This is a substantive 37.5-hour Band 6 role and an ideal opportunity for those who would like to develop a career as a Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP).
The Bowel Cancer Screening Department covers both Trust sites, these being University Hospital Coventry, and the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby, along with our satellite centres at George Eliot Hospital Trust, Nuneaton, North Warwickshire, and South Warwickshire Foundation Trust, located in Warwick, South Warwickshire. Please note that this role will require independent travel between these regional centres.
Applicants will be expected to be up to date in their practice; able to develop their skills and contribute to the development of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
If you are interested in this position, we would welcome informal visits to the Department to find out more about what the job entails.
Our vision is to provide safe, high quality seamless services delivered with courtesy and respect. To achieve our vision we expect all our staff to uphold our Trust values.
*** Please be advised that interviews are proposed for 15th July 2024 ***
Main duties of the job
The role of the SSP is to facilitate the patient journey for those referred to the Centre with a positive FIT test. This involves giving patients the required information to enable them to make appropriate choices for investigation and carrying out health assessments either in a clinical setting. SSPs are also responsible for preparing and attending Bowel Cancer Screening endoscopy lists., and for the follow up of the patient episode post procedure.
An essential requirement is to attend the Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Practitioner course and to undertake further training to enable the successful candidate to fulfil the SSP requirements.
- Nurse Led clinics
- Assessment of the patient
- Scheduling of procedure
- Data collection
- Discussion of findings
- Arranging follow up and referral to other specialties
- Supporting the Patient throughout the screening journey
It is important that applicants have good IT and organisational skills along with the ability to communicate with both patients and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
An essential requirement is to attend the Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Practitioner course and to undertake further training to enable the successful candidate to fulfil the SSP requirements.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Manage a caseload of FIT test positive patients within BCSP and Trust guidelines and policies (Core Dimension HWB2 Level 3).To maintain own expert level of competence.
Support the BCSP Lead Nurse in improving service performance and developing new models of working that may influence participation in the BCSP (Core Dimension 4 Level 3 and G2 Level 2).
Deputise for the BCSP Lead Nurse when appropriate.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Knowledge
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Skills
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Eileen Callaghan
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Bowel Cancer Screening
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476964773
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