Specialist Screening Nurse Practitioner - Bowel Cancer Screening
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Job summary
The Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) is seeking to employ a Specialist Screening Nurse Practitioner to work across its services.
The role involves working as part of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) which was launched in Berkshire in October 2009.As part of this exciting opportunity you will be part of a growing national programme, playing an essential role in looking after patients undergoing Bowel Cancer Screening.If successful, you would be involved in providing nurse-led pre-assessment clinics to assess patient's suitability for investigation and providing patient support for their BCSP journey via attendance at colonoscopy and appropriate follow up.
Successful completion of the level 6 Specialist Screening Practitioners course at the JMU Liverpool or Plymouth is mandatory for this role and is normally commenced 6 -12 months into the post. Training for the Open Exeter Bowel Cancer Software System (BCSS) is also mandatory once in post which requires 3 days off site.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate flexibility and professionalism, whilst practicing autonomously and working across the county of Berkshire, mainly Reading and Slough. For this vacancy we are looking for someone to be based at Wexham Park Hospital but also be able to travel to Heatherwood Hospital . This post may also be required to do some cross-site cover at Reading and Newbury.
Excellent communication and IT skills are essential to facilitate a multifaceted role within a multi-disciplinary service. We are a dynamic and growing team, and there is much support for growth and development both within the team and across the Trust for the right candidate. You will be required to:
- Attend colonoscopy sessions on the Endoscopy unit
- Support Endoscopy staff in the care of patients
- Collect data and patient information and input it onto an Electronic systems.
- Conduct independent nurse-led clinics
- Utilise decision making skills to ensure a safe patient journey of each patient.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
Details
Date posted
14 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,162 to £44,629 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours
Reference number
151-JB020
Job locations
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Slough
SL2 4HL
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Slough
SL2 4HL
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Manager
Marco Guaragna
01183227346
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