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A superb opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP) to join our team of highly motivated, professional staff who take pride in providing excellent services for our patients at Tees Screening Centre, North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust. Full time and part time posts are available,
Main duties of the job
We seek dynamic individuals who are keen to support the development of the exemplary service delivered thus far; with excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. Data entry and management forms a substantial part of the role and good IT skills are necessary to ensure accurate collection of data and management of the patient pathway, and prospective applicants should be fully conversant with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook packages as a minimum. Training will be provided on the dedicated screening IT system (BCSS).
The team is based at North Tees Hospital, but Screening Practitioners are expected to work across the four other screening sites in Redcar, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and Northallerton, together with other venues as appropriate.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, we want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide the highest standard of care and support for patients participating in the national Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and will practice autonomously with responsibility for assessing patients fitness for colonoscopy, informing and supporting individuals throughout the screening pathway. The post is varied and includes providing nurse-led clinics for individuals who have tested positive for Faecal Occult Blood as part of the Programme; attending colonoscopy lists, processing histology outcomes and providing results including cancer diagnosis.
Person Specification
Physical/Mental effort requirements of the post
* Intense concentration for long periods of time. Constant interruptions during working day
* Experience dealing with distressed patients and carers
* Working under pressure to achieve defined goals/targets
* Travelling across multiple sites on a regular basis
Qualifications/training required
* Ability to study at degree/masters level for completion of LJMU post graduate certificate in bowel cancer screening
* RGN or Registered Health Care Professional with Diploma or 1st Degree in health related field
* Communication training
* Counselling training
Previous or relevant experience necessary
* 3 years post registration
* Relevant clinical experience- knowledge of lower GI disease (benign and malignant) including radiological, endoscopic investigations, surgical and oncological treatments
* Patient assessment and history taking
* Clinical Governance, Risk Management, Valid understanding of consent procedures
* Working in multidisciplinary team environment
* Awareness of national agenda relating to Cancer Services
* Reasonable experience
Aptitudes and Skills requirement
* Customer care skills
* Communications skills in variety of settings to varying levels of understanding/address barriers of communication
* Presentations skills
* Organisational and negotiation skills
* IT literacy: entering data into clinical systems/use of email, word, and spreadsheet packages
* Ability to maintain accurate records
* Patient teaching
* Cannulation and venepuncture
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues
* Ability to manage workload with minimal supervision
* Flexible, empathetic
* History of continuous professional development
Special requirements of the post
* Flexible working arrangement and unsocial hours
* Able to achieve national and local targets
* Current driving licence
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.
Address
University Hospital North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
345-CSU2-7927477
Job locations
University Hospital North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
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