Job Description
Job overview
Providing Specialist Nursing and acting as an identified key worker for patients participating in the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP). Collaborating with a range of health professionals within the multidisciplinary team to ensure efficient and effective operation of the service. Providing advice, education, and support to patients, their carers, and other healthcare professionals arising from the screening programme. Acting as the patient advocate, supporting them to make informed choices throughout the screening process. Assessing and preparing patients for colorectal examination. Participating in health promotion activities with local services and charities to improve access to screening. Populating and maintaining the local Bowel Screening Programme database. Working collaboratively with the Programme Hub. The post holder will work within professional, departmental, and Trust boundaries as required, providing patient-centred seamless care.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will require excellent communication skills and a holistic and empathetic approach in patient assessment. Interest and experience in endoscopy, polyp management, colorectal cancer nursing, or bowel cancer care would be advantageous but not essential. The applicant should have an appreciation for public health concepts, particularly in population screening and health promotion/education methodologies. To ensure a patient-centred service, the ability to work flexibly, both remotely and across sites, is essential.
The role involves delivering autonomous nurse-led clinics, follow-up histology assessment, and Specialist Practitioner support during endoscopic procedures. Regular health promotion activities will be undertaken to promote the programme with primary care colleagues, charity groups such as Bowel Cancer UK, and hard-to-reach populations, including prisons.
The successful applicant will receive a structured orientation, detailed IT training, and a funded educational module (at degree or master’s level) specific to the Specialist Screening Practitioner role. Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development and further academic study are available and encouraged.
Working for our organization
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of clinical services and serving as a base for medical education, training, and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals: John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, and Horton General Hospital.
Our values, standards, and behaviours define the quality of care we offer and our relationships with patients, colleagues, and the community. We focus on delivering compassionate excellence, emphasizing compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence. These values place patients at the center of our work and underpin the healthcare quality we strive to provide.
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