Specialist Screening Practitioner - Bowel Cancer Screening

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A university teaching NHS trust in London seeks a Specialist Screening Practitioner for bowel cancer screening. The role involves managing disorders, providing assessment, education, and counselling. Applicants should be Registered General Nurses with advanced communication skills, ideally with experience in endoscopy. Competitive salary offered, alongside training and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post registration experience.
• 1 year in an endoscopy unit or colorectal/oncology specialist practice equivalent.
• BCSS Training.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of SSPs to deliver screening services.
• Support by Lead SSPs and Clinical Programme Manager.
• Integrate and communicate with a multi-disciplinary group.

Skills

Collaborative working

Autonomous decision making

Advanced communication skills

Education

Degree

Registered General Nurse and PIN number

ENB 998 or equivalent Teaching & Assessing Course

SSP/ LJMU course

Job description

Overview

Specialist Screening Practitioner - Bowel Cancer Screening. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who wish to develop and enhance specialised skills in gastrointestinal nursing. This is being offered as a secondment or fixed term post initially. Training & support will be provided to develop autonomous practitioner skills to support career development within GI nursing. The SSP will manage disorders of the lower GI tract arising from the bowel cancer screening programme, including assessment, education and counselling where appropriate.

Location: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust; may be in one or more locations with weekend rotation to ensure service flexibility for the screening population.

Main duties of the job

The role involves integrating, communicating, supporting and being a role model to a wide multi-disciplinary group in a centre of excellence. The screening centre operates Monday to Friday 8am–6pm with Saturday coverage ad hoc depending on service requirements. This post is initially for 12 months with potential for a substantive post based on competencies and progression. There is access to national training and education courses to ensure competency and optimal practice as an SSP. The SSP will work closely with the Lead SSP, SSPs, endoscopy team, colorectal team, pathology, radiology and cancer services and have a clinical commitment to the bowel cancer screening centre. The post holder will contribute to the SSP/nursing contribution within the bowel cancer screening service in accordance with local and national specifications, including the FOBT and Lynch Screening Service, in one or more locations and with flexibility to serve the screening populations.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country\'s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark\'s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

The role will involve collaborative working with a team of SSPs, current and other endoscopy units in satellite screening locations to ensure delivery of the screening service in these areas. The SSP will be supported by the Lead SSPs, Senior SSPs, Clinical Programme Manager & (non clinical) Programme Manager.

The SSP is expected to be an experienced nurse showing professional & personal development. It is essential that the post holder can work within a diverse team, provide autonomous decision making and be aware of their limitations in accordance with NMC. The role involves the ability to integrate, communicate, support and be a role model to a wide multi-disciplinary group in a centre of excellence.

The SSP clinical duties are as defined in the screening centres overall demand and capacity planning and SSPs weekly sessional commitments- (job plan).

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Degree
• Registered general Nurse and PIN number
• ENB 998 or equivalent Teaching & Assessing Course
• Advanced Communication skills course
• SSP/ LJMU course

Knowledge & Experience

• Minimum 2 years post registration
• 1 year in an endoscopy unit or colorectal/ oncology specialist practice equivalent
• BCSS Training

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.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a year inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement