We are seeking a Specialist Screening Practitioner (Bowel Cancer) to join the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team of highly motivated, professional staff who take pride in providing excellent services for our patients.

The post holder will work under the supervision of the lead nurse and will provide the highest standard of care and support for patients participating in the national Bowel Cancer Screening programme.

They will have responsibility for assessing, informing and supporting individuals throughout the screening pathway. Varied work includes providing nurse-led clinics, attending colonoscopy lists, communicating results to patients and other health care professionals and collecting and inputting screening data into a dedicated IT system.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist clinics for patients who have a positive FIT test result across the four Trusts
• Advise the patient and assess their suitability for colonoscopy and obtain informed consent
• Be present at dedicated screening colonoscopy lists across the Trusts
• Co-ordinate and provide care and supporting the patient through the BCS clinical pathway.
• Attend MDT meetings
• Work collaboratively with the hub to ensure all positive FIT results are scheduled to enable a flexible service delivery to achieve waiting times and clinical activity targets.
• Complete the Bowel Cancer Screening System database and local database to allow effective monitoring and quality assurance of the programme.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse (valid with NMC) Significant experience at Band 5 or above working within Endoscopy, colorectal, gastroenterology or cancer services
• Educated to degree Level or demonstrable qualification
• Evidence of post grad health related degree or evidence of working towards post grad specialist qualifications
• Evidence of CPD
• Evidence of IT experience.
• Teaching/Assessing qualification or equivalent qualification/experience

Desirable

• Evidence of post registration academic development
• Advanced communication
• Existing SSP qualification from Liverpool John Moores University

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post registered experience in a managerial role/leadership role.
• Evidence of managing a caseload or care group in a clinical setting with multidisciplinary working.
• Excellent organisational and time keeping skills.
• Ability to manage change effectively
• Ability to work independently/autonomously and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

• External working including GPs and PCT
• Experience of patient examination and history taking
• Counselling skills
• Experience in health promotion
• Knowledge of national agenda on improving cancer services

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent team worker
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, exemplary record keeping.
• Knowledge of audit, research, and clinical governance
• Demonstrate knowledge of the current Bowel Cancer Screening Programme
• Analytical and judgemental skills
• Standard Key board skills and knowledge of several IT packages such as Excel and Word

Desirable

• Presentation skills both written and verbal
• Cannulation
• Consent Package
• Experience of working in Nurse Led Clinics

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Must have the ability to move between all sites (Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Barnsley Hospital NHSFT, Rotherham Hospital NHSFT, and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals) at short notice.
• Car driver/owner and a current UK driving licence in order to meet service needs.

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hydra House, Hydra Business Park

Nether Lane

Sheffield

S35 9ZX

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