Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Hereford and Worcestershire Bowel Screening Centre. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated nurse Endoscopist to join our expanding screening team which is based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester. You will be expected to work across several sites to include, Hereford County Hospital, Kidderminster Hospital, Alexandra Hospital Redditch, Malvern Community Hospital and Ross Community Hospital.

We are looking for a hardworking, flexible and committed individual to join our team, providing high quality care to all screening participants. You must be able to work effectively as part of a team. The role requires you to communicate and work closely with the wider MDT across a number of hospital trusts. You must have excellent communication skills and be able to communicate sensitive and complex information to both patients and colleagues, including breaking significant news.

Previous experience of working within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and completion of Bowel Cancer Screening accreditation is desirable. If not already completed, this training will be offered and the candidate must start this course once in post.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the Screening Director to help deliver high quality patient care and a strong culture of safety and Clinical Governance within the Bowel Cancer Screening Team and all clinical sessions undertaken.

The screening Colonoscopist will undertake regular Bowel Cancer Screening sessions for the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Bowel Screening Centre.Sessions currently run at Alexandra Hospital Redditch, Malvern Community Hospital, Hereford Hospital and occasional lists at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job TitleScreening Colonoscopist Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP)

Accountable To Screening Director

TenureSubject to yearly Key Performance Indicator (KPI) review

1. Job Summary

The Screening Colonoscopist will be accountable to the Screening Director.

The post holder will work with the Screening Director to help deliver high quality patient care and a strong culture of safety and Clinical Governance within the Bowel Cancer Screening Team and all clinical sessions undertaken.

The screening Colonoscopist will undertake regular Bowel Cancer Screening sessions for the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Bowel Screening Centre. Sessions currently run at Alexandra Hospital Redditch, Malvern Community Hospital, Hereford Hospital and occasional lists at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

2. Key Areas of Responsibility

It is a requirement the individual will:

assist with the delivery of KPIs.

work proactively and seamlessly with all members of the Bowel Cancer Screening Team and supporting Endoscopy staff.

complete and maintain Bowel Cancer Screening Colonoscopist accreditation within the parameters set by the National Screening Programme.

attend Bowel Cancer Screening Operational Meetings on request.

Will ensure service delivery and quality standards set out within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

understand that governance is embedded within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and all staff understand their responsibility for service quality and patient safety and that mechanisms are in place to monitor patient safety and measure clinical outcomes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A practicing clinical professional.
• Willingness to undertake and/or maintain Bowel Cancer Screening accreditation.

Experience

Essential

• Experienced Colonoscopist whose current key performance indicators meet the Bowel Cancer Screening requirements for accreditation.
• Knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Have insight into Endoscopy environment
• Ability to work in partnership with Managers and other Clinicians

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