Specialist Screening Practitioner

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post will be based at Bedford Hospital though cross site working to Luton and Dunstable Hospital will be required.
• You will be allocated a mentor who will support you through a comprehensive induction and training and you will be required to attend a 2 day virtual course to use the Bowel Cancer Screening database.
• You would be expected to successfully complete a Specialist Screening Practitioner certificate within 12 months of employment at Liverpool John Moore's University.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered First level Nurse
• Teaching and mentoring course
• Evidence of continuing professional development in speciality.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of study at degree level
• Certification in Advanced Communication skills

Experience

Essential criteria

• Broad range of clinical experience with specific experience in managing own caseload/working within a speciality.
• Application of teaching within the work area

Desirable criteria

• Experience of providing nurse led clinics
• Participation in service development and implementation of change
• Able to analyse complex patient conditions and take appropriate action within the context of Bowel Cancer Screening

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specialist care
• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
• Able to prioritise and manage own workload and work with minimal supervision
• Basic IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets

Desirable criteria

• Specific knowledge relating to national policies and procedures relevant to the NHS bowel Cancer Screening Programme

personal

Essential criteria

• Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
• Ability to travel independently and work cross site.

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

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