Lead Specialist Screening Practitioner

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bedford, East of England
Sponsors visaFull-time£49k-57k/yearBedford, East of EnglandHealth and Care Worker
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Job summary

The post holder will co-ordinate all aspects of the operational and administrative planning of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme across Bedford Hospital NHS Trust (BHT) and Luton & Dunstable University Hospital in conjunction with the Programme Manager and Clinical Director, whilst being specifically responsible for the leadership and line management of the clinical team of Band 6 Specialist Screening practitioners.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme for BHT and L&D is delivered in line with national targets and within resources in conjunction with the Programme Manager and Clinical Director.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will co-ordinate all aspects of the operational and administrative planning of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme across Bedford Hospital NHS Trust (BHT) and Luton & Dunstable University Hospital in conjunction with the Programme Manager and Clinical Director, whilst being specifically responsible for the leadership and line management of the clinical team of Band 6 Specialist Screening practitioners.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme for BHT and L&D is delivered in line with national targets and within resources in conjunction with the Programme Manager and Clinical Director.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse
  • oJohn Moores Liverpool University qualification
  • oDocumented evidence of CPD
  • oENB 998 or equivalent
  • oAdvanced Communication Course

Desirable

  • oManagement or Leadership Qualification (or work towards)

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working as an SSP at Band 6 for a minimum of 2 years
  • oExperience of working within a multi-disciplinary team at a senior level
  • oKnowledge and understanding of JAG and BCSP guidelines
  • oClinical expertise within speciality
  • oManaging change
  • oExcellent IT skills
  • oExperience of audit and research
  • oExperience of preparing agendas and chairing

Knowledge

Essential

  • oLeadership skills
  • oAble to organise and prioritise workload
  • oTime management and prioritisation skills
  • oAble to work autonomously
  • oAble to present and analyse complex data

Desirable

  • oExperience of producing and maintaining nursing rosters

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross site

Kempston Road

Bedford

MK42 9DJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab)


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