Job overview
We are looking to appoint a full time Specialist Screening Practitioner to join our team, who will play a key role in supporting patients through the screening process, you will manage the delivery of nurse-led clinics and colonoscopy lists at BHRUT. You will be acting as the individuals’ advocate, supporting them and their family to make informed choices about their screening examination, through all stages of the screening programme, assessing individuals, making decisions based on the outcomes of the assessment and planning their pathway.
You will be expected to work with our Health Improvement Specialist to help improve uptake to Bowel Cancer Screening. Unless you already possess the mandatory Specialist Screening Practitioner's certificate. If you are already qualified, you will have access to the Bowel Cancer Screening System (BCSS). If not, training will be provided, but proficient IT skills are required. The post is based at King George Hospital, but you will be required to work across all sites for BHRUT. The post may involve evening and weekend shifts.
Please note:
If you are already a qualified SSP, then pay is rewarded at a Band 6.
If you are not qualified, there are two mandatory courses to attend (funded). One is for the BCSS IT system, and the other is an SSP course and pay is rewarded at a Band 5. Upon successful completion and passing of this course, pay will automatically be rewarded at a Band 6.
Main duties of the job
Providing specialist clinical advice for patients and carers and supporting those who are undertaking the screening pathway for the entirety of their pathway for a colonoscopy or CTC. To Carrying a caseload and take responsibility for the management of allocated cases.
Working collaboratively with the programme hub and external stakeholders. As part of the team, co-ordinate and provide care from the screening centre to address the needs of individuals arising because of the screening programme.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
Person specification
EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
2. Qualified BCSP Specialist Screening Practitioner (Holds LJMU/Plymouth certificate)
SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential criteria
3. Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
4. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
5. Experience working autonomously in nurse led clinics.
6. Experience in breaking significant news to patients and relatives in a tactful and sympathetic manner.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.