Job summary
Employer heading
Bowel Screening Practitioner
Band 6
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Job overview
The Bowel Screening Wales service is undergoing significant change in response to capacity and demand for optimisation, and requires our Hywel Dda Health Board team of Screening Practitioners to expand.
We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic, forward thinking part time Nurse to join our Local Health Board's Bowel Screening Team.
Main duties of the job
The role will include managing patient caseloads, making an assessment of fitness for colonoscopy, attending the colonoscopy list, managing the results handling process and referral to the multidisciplinary team or other specialities as appropriate. The base will be Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen but cross cover may be required on occasion, at the other hospital sites.
The successful candidates will need to be innovative, have excellent communication skills and the ability to work both autonomously and effectively within a team. The team is small, friendly, supportive and strongly focuses on patient centred care across all four sites of HDUHB.
This post will be subject to the new terms and conditions of service to be introduced under the Agenda for Change agreement.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews to be held on 27/01/2025
Working for our organisation
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 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest.
Five community hospitals: Amman Valley Hospital and Llandovery Hospital in Carmarthenshire, Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire.
Two integrated care centres (Aberaeron and Cardigan, Ceredigion).
Community facilities, including:
48 General Practices (GP surgeries), 49 Dental Practices, 98 Community Pharmacies (chemists), 44 General Ophthalmic Practices (including eye health and low vision services), 38 sites providing mental health and learning disability services, care within your own homes.
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main 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.
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Person specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Current NMC Registration Registered Nurse
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Specialist post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
- Proficient level of knowledge in clinical speciality
- Knowledge of service improvement
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical radiology referral training
- Advanced clinical skills
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the lower GI tract
- Basic understanding of endoscopic procedures and Bowel Screening Wales
- Non-medical Prescribing (v300)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience at Band 5
- Experience in the relevant specialty
- Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
- Experience of working with pre-registration nursing/midwifery students in a mentorship role
- Experience of undertaking audit
- Clinical experience in Colorectal/Gastroenterology, Oncology or acute clinical setting
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in Screening Engagement
- Experience of participating in research
- Experience of participating in practice change
Language skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh speaker (Level 1)
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bethan Browning
- Job title
- Lead Specialist Screening Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01267 283218
- Additional information
Sara Buckley
01437 773041
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