Cancer Screening Practitioner

4 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity is available for a Cancer screening practitioner to join the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, specifically to specifically to support patients with hereditary Paraganglioma & Li Fraumeni

The post holder will be expected to provide clinical expertise and knowledge, demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, and management of patients and their families, who have undergone cancer screening, including hereditary paraganglioma & Li Fraumeni syndromes. S/he will monitor and co-ordinate the screening of cancer patients through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. S/he will actively contribute to the clinical governance processes within the service.

The post holder will be expected to provide clinical expertise and knowledge, demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, and management of patients and their families, who have undergone cancer screening, including hereditary paraganglioma & Li Fraumeni syndromes. S/he will monitor and co-ordinate the screening of cancer patients through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. S/he will actively contribute to the clinical governance processes within the service.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together

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