Specialist Bowel Cancer Screening Practitioner

+ Play a pivotal role in supporting the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) as an independent nurse practitioner Trust wide
+ To deliver nursing care of the highest possible standards to patients in your care by ensuring that nursing assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care are undertaken competently by all staff, and documented appropriately.
+ Promote timely progression of patients through their pathway by: Support the provision of helpline services run from the hub by resolving queries referred by them to the screening centre.
+ Be responsible for care delivery to patients identified by the screening programme
+ Able to act as the patient's advocate, using empathy and counselling skills throughout all stages of the screening pathway.
+ You will be expected to undertake and successfully complete the SSP bowel screening course at level 6 or 7, Ensure timely access to screening colonoscopy/flexi Sigmoidoscopy or alternative diagnostic intervention and seamless transition to agreed pathways in primary, secondary, tertiary or outpatient care settings, during all stages of the screening pathway.
Plan programmes of care and co-ordinate delivery and activities with local services and other health care professionals including MDT, GPs, consultants and discharge planning.
Apply relevant policies and guidelines and proposes changes to practices, procedures within the local Bowel Cancer Screening Centre and satellite screening centres.
Conduct audits relevant to the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and areas relating to colonoscopy and colorectal cancer in the unit including those relating to the endoscopy service.
Use advanced communication skills to break bad news to patients and relatives., Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'Documents to download'.
If you have further queries please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Staff and patients from across East Kent Hospitals are the feature of the biggest NHS recruitment drive in its 70 year history. https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/work-here/
Filmed in William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospitals, the 'We are the NHS' campaign highlights the extraordinary work that staff across EKHUFT do every single day. As one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a population of over one million people, EKHUFT was perfectly placed to demonstrate the care, cutting-edge treatments, research, innovations and life-saving operations that the campaign needed.
There are lots of great opportunities at East Kent Hospitals, where staff are caring and put patients first, innovation flourishes and you can develop your career. We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work,
there's never been a better time to join us. To find out more about east Kent visit our website at. The Trust fully supports the SAS Doctors Charter and is committed to their development through its CPD Framework.
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We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.