Employer: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Torbay Hospital
Town: Torquay
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/02/2025 23:59
Screening and Early Diagnosis Engagement Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
You will work in close partnership with the Cancer Alliance Early Diagnosis Team to develop and carry out a coordinated programme of work. This will include raising awareness of the three cancer screening programmes (Breast, Cervical and Bowel) in the eligible population through communication and engagement activities. Also covering the Early Diagnosis priorities identified by the team which will be achieved by working with those in general practice.
Main duties of the job
* Work to raise awareness, identify and reduce barriers to improve the uptake of cancer screening in the local eligible screening population. Work with internal Occupational Health Teams to increase awareness and uptake of screening for Trust employees.
* Assist and facilitate the development and delivery of health improvement programmes/strategies, with the aim of increasing uptake of cancer screening, improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work to raise awareness, identify and reduce barriers to improve the uptake of cancer screening in the local eligible screening population. Work with internal Occupational Health Teams to increase awareness and uptake of screening for Trust employees. Working in close partnership with the Cancer Alliance Early Diagnosis Team to develop and carry out a coordinated programme of work. This will include raising awareness of the three cancer screening programmes (Breast, Cervical and Bowel) in the eligible population through communication and engagement activities. Cover the Early Diagnosis priorities identified by the team which will be achieved by working with those in local primary care.
Person specification
Knowledge
* Demonstrable commitment and focus on quality, promoting high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
* Proven evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development.
* Must understand the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
* Experience of online and social media and their application to communications and engagement activities.
* A track record of developing a wide range of communication materials.
* Data and intelligence gathering to inform the improvement of patient pathways.
Qualifications
* Educated to postgraduate diploma level in a specialist public health area or equivalent experience.
Skills
* Knowledge of the cancer screening programmes.
* Understanding of the local cancer landscape including the role of cancer alliances.
* Understanding of cancer commissioning structures.
* Understanding where the challenges lie in reducing inequalities in the cancer screening programmes.
* Understanding of effective health promotion methods, approaches, principles and practices.
* Ability to employ different methods of raising awareness to target vulnerable groups and varying literacy and language differences.
* Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
* Strategic thinking – ability to anticipate problems before they arise.
* Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium, and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly.
* Demonstrable experience of researching best practices interpreting its relevance and processes/practices which could be implemented successfully to achieve system reform (advising on policy implementation). Working proven knowledge of Microsoft Office and good keyboard skills.
* Equality and Diversity - Needs to have a thorough understanding and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems.
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010.
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