Job summary
The Bowel Screening Practitioner will participate as a member of the nursing and multidisciplinary team providing high standards of evidence based care in the delivery of the Welsh bowel screening programme. They will be the first point of contact for participants who have received a positive faecal occult blood test and will provide specialist advice, support and continuity of care throughout the participant pathway. This will include making an assessment of fitness for colonoscopy, attending colonoscopy, managing the results handling process and referral to the multidisciplinary team if appropriate.
Main duties of the job
Bowel Screening Wales Practioner Band 6 Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Bowel Screening Wales (BSW) Specialist Practioner to Join the team.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated specialist nurse with a keen interest in Bowel Screening Wales.
You will need to be committed to providing high quality nursing care. Working in a progressively changing environment you will need to promote the Trust's values and be committed to high standards of service delivery. You will also need to show strong clinical skills and be able to develop opportunities to improve our patient's experience and support the current departmental management.
We provide a service to Bowel Screening Wales Participants.
Carry out telephone assessment's for participants.
Support the BSW Endoscopy Theatre Lists.
Working with Public Health Wales and to Bowel Screening Wales Quality Standards
The successful applicant must be willing to travel between ABUHB hospital sites as the service is developed.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Bowel Screening Wales Team based at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr is hard working, friendly team.
Every team member is valued for the individual contribution they make to the delivery of the service.
We are committed to ensuring that every effort is made to meet the Quality Standards set by Bowel Screening Wales
The Bowel Screening Practitioner will participate as a member of the nursing and multidisciplinary team providing high standards of evidence based care in the delivery of the Welsh bowel screening programme. They will be the first point of contact for participants who have received a positive faecal occult blood test and will provide specialist advice, support and continuity of care throughout the participant pathway. This will include making an assessment of fitness for colonoscopy, attending colonoscopy, managing the results handling process and referral to the multidisciplinary team if appropriate.
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Person Specification
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