Specialist Screening Practitioner

at  University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for you to join our friendly team as a Band 6 Specialist Screening Practitioner. We have two posts available in our Kendal team.
The Specialist Screening Practitioner’s role is to assess a person’s fitness for colonoscopy. It is essential that you have good assessment, decision-making, organisational and communication skills, and have a current professional registration. Experience of lower GI disease and bowel cancer screening is helpful but not essential. You will be supported with a comprehensive induction package and mentor. You will be required to complete the Specialist Bowel Cancer Screening Practitioner course at Liverpool John Moore University.
The Kendal post is based at the Westmorland General Hospital. You will cover colonoscopy screening lists at Westmorland General Hospital, Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital.
Our satellite office is based at The Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle. There may be occasions where you will cover colonoscopy screening lists in The Cumberland Infirmary and The West Cumberland Hospital (in the near future).
The role of the Specialist Screening Practitioner is diverse and involves providing autonomous care to individuals who participate in the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, offering guidance, support and clinical knowledge at each step of the participant’s journey.
In this role you will be required to work as part of a national screening service, adhering to nationally and locally agreed policies and guidelines, working closely with the administration staff and the screening hub. You will contribute to the development and quality assurance of the screening programme.
You will have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and a relevant professional background. These are required to maintain and develop relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and provide expert support to patients and their families throughout the screening process.
We are looking for committed, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible individuals with the ability to prioritise a demanding and diverse workload. You will need to work on your own initiative and as a member of a growing and experienced specialist team.
The post does involve travel to other sites, so a current driving licence is ESSENTIAL.
The Cumbria & Morecambe Bay Bowel Cancer Screening Service currently undertakes lists at three main hospitals; Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) (Kendal), Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) (Lancaster) and The Cumberland Infirmary (CIC) (Carlisle).
We shall shortly be providing a list at Furness General Hospital (FGH) (Barrow) and at The West Cumberland Hospital (WCH) (Whitehaven) in the future.
There will be an individually structured induction programme with ongoing support and education/training to develop you in the role. There is a national requirement, if successful, that you enrol on the Specialist Screening Practitioner degree module in Liverpool within the first year after appointment. You will need to pass the course in order to remain in post.
Flexible working is essential amongst the team to deliver the service efficiently at all sites and weekend and evening working may be necessary in the future

Please refer the Job description for details