Job summary
Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Screening Practitioner (Aintree Hospital)Band 6Permanent 37.5 Hours per week
- To play a pivotal role in supporting the BCSP by:
- Working collaboratively with the Programme Hub
- As part of the team, co-ordinating and providing care from the screening centre to address the needs of individuals arising as a consequence of the screening programme
- As part of the team, co-ordination of health promotion activities by all sections of the society
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Screening Practitioner to join the team working in the Merseyside and North Cheshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme based at the Aintree Hospital site.
You will be dynamic, highly motivated and flexible in your approach to work. You will be responsible for delivering the highest quality of care to patients identified by the screening programme and will meet the needs of these patients, including assessment for endoscopic procedures, delivery of results and onward referral as required. You will need to be able to make clinically informed decisions to manage patients along the screening pathway and follow them up afterwards.
RGN registered with the NMC, ability and willingness to work flexible hours and be able to travel between the centres associated sites across the region as required by the job role. Previous endoscopic, gastroenterological or bowel cancer screening experience is desirable but not essential.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide advice, information and support for those making direct contact with the screening centre
- Be responsible for care delivery to patients identified by the screening programme and will meet the needs of patients arising as a result of;
- Having been called to participate in screening
- Having been identified as positive on screening
- Needing to be assessed as fit to undertake screening colonoscopy oralternative diagnostic investigations
- Needing to be able to make informed decisions prior undergoingscreening colonoscopy or alternative diagnostic interventions
- Having been identified as requiring further intervention, treatment,surveillance follow-up or discharge
- Having opted into the Bowel scope programme
- To use specialist knowledge and advanced communication skills with patients and carers when breaking bad news and providing psychological support on diagnosis, treatment and symptom management
- Ensure timely access to screening colonoscopy or alternative diagnostic intervention and seamless transition to agreed pathways in primary, secondary, tertiary or out-patient care settings, during all stages of the screening pathway
- Manage patient pathway through the bowel scope programme as per local and national policies and procedures.
- To establish effective links with local colorectal cancer multi-disciplinary teams in order to ensure that when cancer is detected, there is timely presentation and transfer of patients to the multi-disciplinary team
- Populate and maintain the BCSP local database
- Participate in ongoing data collection and quality assurance, service feedback and audit with particular responsibility for the follow-up of patients at 30 days
- Perform comprehensive assessment of patient needs, plan, implement and evaluate care according to BCSP
- Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records
- Work collaboratively with other professionals and organisations to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to referrals to local MDTs
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide advice, information and support for those making direct contact with the screening centre
- Be responsible for care delivery to patients identified by the screening programme and will meet the needs of patients arising as a result of;
- Having been called to participate in screening
- Having been identified as positive on screening
- Needing to be assessed as fit to undertake screening colonoscopy oralternative diagnostic investigations
- Needing to be able to make informed decisions prior undergoingscreening colonoscopy or alternative diagnostic interventions
- Having been identified as requiring further intervention, treatment,surveillance follow-up or discharge
- Having opted into the Bowel scope programme
- To use specialist knowledge and advanced communication skills with patients and carers when breaking bad news and providing psychological support on diagnosis, treatment and symptom management
- Ensure timely access to screening colonoscopy or alternative diagnostic intervention and seamless transition to agreed pathways in primary, secondary, tertiary or out-patient care settings, during all stages of the screening pathway
- Manage patient pathway through the bowel scope programme as per local and national policies and procedures.
- To establish effective links with local colorectal cancer multi-disciplinary teams in order to ensure that when cancer is detected, there is timely presentation and transfer of patients to the multi-disciplinary team
- Populate and maintain the BCSP local database
- Participate in ongoing data collection and quality assurance, service feedback and audit with particular responsibility for the follow-up of patients at 30 days
- Perform comprehensive assessment of patient needs, plan, implement and evaluate care according to BCSP
- Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records
- Work collaboratively with other professionals and organisations to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to referrals to local MDTs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN
- Diploma
- Current full UK driving licence holder
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification in speciality or related field
- Teaching and assessing
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience with specific experience in speciality
- Participated in service development and implementation of change. Application of teaching within the work area
- Evidence of teaching/mentoring within the work area
Skills
Essential
- Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specialist nursing care
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
- Able to present written information in a logical manner.
- Basic IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- Able to manage own workload and work with minimal supervision.
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues.
- Assertive
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues
- Well motivated
- Able to drive and travel between sites.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN
- Diploma
- Current full UK driving licence holder
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification in speciality or related field
- Teaching and assessing
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of clinical experience with specific experience in speciality
- Participated in service development and implementation of change. Application of teaching within the work area
- Evidence of teaching/mentoring within the work area
Skills
Essential
- Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specialist nursing care
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
- Able to present written information in a logical manner.
- Basic IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- Able to manage own workload and work with minimal supervision.
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues.
- Assertive
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting
Other
Essential
- Supportive of colleagues
- Well motivated
- Able to drive and travel between sites.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
