Lead Specialist Screening Practitioner- Bowel

6 months ago


Bristol, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Full time

**Band 7 Lead Specialist Screening Practitioner**: Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. BCSP.

**Full Time permanent post**: 37.5 hours per week over 5 days, Monday to Friday (shift times are 8am-4pm, 8am-6pm, 9am-5pm and 10am -6pm, depending on rota allocation). 9 day working fortnight optional. Hours may change in the future due to service expansion where expected to work some evenings and weekends.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Bristol and Weston Bowel Cancer Screening Centre which covers Bristol and North Somerset, serving a population of over 900,000.

You will employed by University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, but you will be required to work across multiple sites, including Bristol Royal Infirmary, South Bristol Community Hospital, Southmead Hospital and possible future working at Weston General Hospital.

We are looking for an experienced hardworking, flexible and committed individual to join our team, providing high quality care to all screening participants. You will be responsible for line managing the band 6 SSPs and supporting them in their duties.

You must be able to work effectively as part of a team, and as an autonomous practitioner managing your own caseload of patients. You will be responsible for undertaking nurse led clinics including patient assessment, provision of information and preparation and support of those undergoing endoscopic or radiological investigations, within the screening programme. The role requires you to communicate and work closely with the wider Multidisciplinary team across different 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.

Additionally you must have good Information Technology (IT) skills as this post also includes daily data entry into a national screening database. Specialist training will be provided for use of the Bowel Cancer Screening IT system, Open Exeter. Some experience in teaching or health promotion is also an advantage, but not essential. You should also hold a full driving licence, have access to a car and be willing to travel between hospital sites.

Previous experience and knowledge of working in the following areas are desirable but not essential: screening programmes, gastroenterology, endoscopy, pre assessment, or oncology.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.



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