Specialist Screening Practitioner
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Rayleigh, Essex
Specialist Screening Practitioner
Salary not available. View on company website.
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Rayleigh, Essex
- Full time
- Temporary
- Remote working
Posted today, 24 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 9e96f4aca83e45ce987081348609d2ed
Full Job Description
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for detailed job description of the role. The role of specialist screening practitioner requires a flexible, enthusiastic and committed individual with the ability to priotitise and use their own initiative and also work as part of a team. The role is varied and covers Southampton , Winchester and Basingstoke hospitals. You will need to have the ability to assess patients fitness for procedures in a nurse led clinic, attend colonoscopy procedures, and have responsibility for informing and supporting individuals throughout the screening pathway. The service requires Monday - Friday working hours in line with service needs and the occasional weekend shift if and when required. You will need to be a registered nurse with evidence of post registration experience and professional development., WHAT YOU'LL DO
- You will need to use communication and assessment skills to assess the health and psychosocial needs of individual participants in the screening programme.
- Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and health care.
- Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group and also provide appropriate education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care.
- You will need to assess and prepare patients for colorectal examination at different sites across the catchment area acting as the patient advocate supporting them to navigate and make informed choices throughout the screening process.
- Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, offering appropriate leadership and advice to colleagues.
Experience in colorectal and/or cancer pathways and knowledge of endoscopy is desirable, but not essential.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted. Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service
Relevant jobs
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Andover, Hampshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Ashford, Devon
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Banbury, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Benson, South Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Bicester, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Brighton and Hove
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Burford, Cheshire East
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Canterbury
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Carterton, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Charlbury, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Chatham, Medway
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in City of London
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Crawley, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Dartford, Dartford
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Didcot, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Eastbourne, Darlington
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Eastleigh, Devon
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Eynsham, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Fareham
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Faringdon, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Grove, Nottinghamshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Guildford
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Hastings, Somerset
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Hythe, Hampshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Kidlington, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Luton, Devon
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Maidstone
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Milton Keynes
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Oxford, City of Stoke-on-Trent
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Peacehaven, East Sussex
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Portsmouth, Calderdale
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Rayleigh, Essex
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Reading
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Romsey, Hampshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Ryde, Isle of Wight
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Sevenoaks
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Shanklin, Isle of Wight
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Slough, Powys - Powys
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Southampton
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Thame, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Wallingford, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Wantage, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Winchester
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Witney, Oxfordshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Woking
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Woodstock, Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire
- Medical / Dental / Health Care Jobs in Worthing, Norfolk