Clinic Co-ordinator for the Bowel Screening Wales Program
Clinic Co-ordinator for Bowel Screening Wales team based at Glangwili General Hospital.
Part-time hours 22.5 per week, permanent. Some home working may be required.
We are a small and friendly team that works closely together across all 4 sites of the Health Board.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Clinic Co-ordinator with the Bowel Screening team, based at Glangwili General Hospital.
Bowel Screening Wales is experiencing significant change and expansion with optimisation, lowering the age range for screening, and require an additional clinic co-ordinator. Individuals who are within the bowel screening age range will be invited for bowel screening investigations following a positive screening test.
Those testing positive will be made an appointment with a screening practitioner at their local hospital, and the appropriate practitioner's diary will be populated. Essentially this role involves supporting the screening practitioners with admin duties associated with the screening assessments and booking of colonoscopy lists. These include accessing medical notes, and will be provided with training/access to relevant screening database and hospital systems to assist with the smooth running of the service, also liaising with Bowel Screening headquarters as required via email/telephone.
The role will also involve regular communications across hospital sites within the Health Board as required.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Interviews will be held on 03/02/2025.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
* Knowledge of NHS and Screening Services
* Knowledge of health promotion theories and strategies
* Medical terminology
* Knowledge of full range of administrative systems, software programmes, preferably within NHS
* Experience of working in field of Gastroenterology services, Cancer and oncology services
Experience
* Experience of administration and clinic processes
Circumstances
* Able to work flexibly around the needs of the service.
Language Skills
* Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
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.
£24,433 to £26,060 a year per annum pro rata
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