Programme Assistant - Bowel Cancer Programme and Endoscopy Training

The post holder will join the small and friendly Bowel Cancer Screening team working in a bright open plan office at the Quadram Institute, within the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital site. They will work closely with the Specialist Screening Practitioners and Programme Managers, as well as the wider Endoscopy team. The Bowel Cancer Screening Programme supports patients who have received an abnormal screening test result through the NHS national population screening programme. The patients are invited for a pre-assessment appointment with a specialist nurse and then, if suitable, go on to have a colonoscopy with an accredited bowel screening endoscopist.Main duties of the job You will be involved at every step of the pathway from referral to potential cancer diagnosis. You will act as the first point of contact for patients, clinical staff, and the regional screening hub. You will need a good working knowledge of MS Word and Excel as they will be required to produce and analyse data for reports and audits. You may also be required to help support the provision of Endoscopy Training courses in liaison with the East of England Endoscopy Academy.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics