Specialist Screening Practitioner - Truro, United Kingdom - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

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Truro, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the United Kingdom and the second biggest cancer killer. If diagnosed early, bowel Cancer is treatable and curable.

Bowel screening can reduce the risk of developing Bowel cancer and the Bowel cancer screening Programme has been operational in Cornwall since 2009.

Due to the expansion of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in Cornwall, we are looking for an exceptional nurse to join our growing team.

As a Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP) You will support and guide participants along the screening pathway with care and compassion, providing information and advice, assessing suitability, and enabling people to make decisions on this important undertaking.

You will become part of an increasing team of specialist nurses and skilled clinicians all delivering the highest standards of care and treatment within a national programme.

Part time: 25 hours per week

The Bowel Cancer Screening Programme will be lowering the age of inclusion to offer bowel screening to all 50 - to 74-year-olds in Cornwall, by 2024/25 which will include a larger proportion of the population and the reason for expanding the team.

This age extension has been a gradual process and by joining the team you will be assisting in the delivery and development of this worthwhile and very well-respected national programme.

In addition to the age extension, management of genetically predisposed bowel cancer surveillance is being taken over by BCS.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael's Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England
- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment.

We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns.

With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.

Be able to manage, organise and prioritise straight forward tasks and adjust own workload as required.

Request CT Pneumocolons and CT and MRI staging scans for bowel cancer screening patients.

Review results of all procedures, act on them and discuss results with patients informing them of their future management care plan.