Specialist Screening Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
Are you looking for a more advanced nursing role?
Would you like to join an energetic, committed and friendly team to help early detection and prevention of bowel cancer?
We are looking to recruit 2 Specialist Screening Practitioners (SSP) to join our dedicated and brilliant nursing team. As a programme we are building for the future and the implementation of FIT @80 in 2027 by lowering the abnormal FIT threshold, and therefore inviting more participants for further investigations. We are now screening our population from age 50 and provide ongoing 2 yearly screening for patients with Lynch syndrome. We pride ourselves on exceptional patient experience, and as we continue to move towards our ambitious strategy, we require a motivated professionals with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills to join us
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with a team of SSP's and administrators with support guidance and supervision from the Deputy and Lead SSP. The role will require you to apply advanced expert clinical knowledge and experience alongside evidence based decision making skills to support patients taking part in the programme
About us
You will act as the patients' advocate supporting them to navigate the programme and make informed choices at all stages of the pathway. Utilising specialist knowledge and advanced communication and interpersonal skills when supporting patients and their families and carers.
Job responsibilities
Experience of working within Endoscopy/Colorectal/Gastroenterology or Lower GI Cancer is essential along with caseload management skills.
Right now, public awareness of bowel cancer is growing rapidly, and alongside this is the expansion of the programme, making it an important time to join us.
If this role sounds like one you could thrive in we encourage you to contact us for an informal chat about this exciting role. Please contact:
Tracey Lawton Lead Nurse or Claire Donnelly 01204 390432 /390875
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Health Care Practitioner
- Relevant post registration Health related degree or working towards post registration specialist qualifications
- Evidence of continued learning and recent professional development
Desirable
- Mentorship / assessor qualification
- Certificate of Professional Development, Specialist Bowel Cancer Screening
- Additional qualifications in specific area (EG; advanced communication, BCSS training, gastroenterology, endoscopy, cancer)
- Counselling Course
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience working within colorectal/gastroenterology/cancer/ endoscopy (or equivalent specialist practice experience)
- Experience of health promotion
Desirable
- Awareness of National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and current events relating to cancer services
- Experience in Endoscopy services, or Pre- operative assessment or other role requiring history taking and assessment skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
- Understanding of the importance of equality, diversity and rights in patient care
Desirable
- Knowledge of Health Promotion strategies
- Knowledge of Lynch syndrome and other associated colorectal conditions
Skills
Essential
- Articulate with advanced written and oral communication skills with the ability to respond to different communication needs of patients in a variety of settings
- Understanding of the consent process and associated legislation
- Examples of effective team working with evidence of leadership skills with the ability to motivate all staff groups
- Analytical, with enquiry / problem solving skills and the ability to make decisions and prioritise own workload
- Computer literate and the ability to maintain accurate records
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Experience in developing and participating in service development and implementation of change in clinical practice
- Able to obtain informed consent for endoscopy
- Experience of research and audit
- ECDL / equivalent ICT qualification
Personal attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic and professional
- Ability to work a variety of shifts across a 7 day week
- Adaptable
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Car owner and Driver with the ability to travel between multiple sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Bolton Hospital
Minerva Road, Farnworth
Bolton
BL4 0JR
United Kingdom
