Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of all Roles and Responsibilities.

Education and training Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• CPD - Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development/revalidation

Desirable

• Evidence of diploma/degree level training
• Mentor/teaching/assessing qualification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• 2 years' experience as a registered general nurse
• Knowledge of professional and NHS issues relating to Bowel Cancer Screening
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload with minimal supervision
• Works effectively within a team
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team environment

Desirable

• Completed SSP Course at level 6 or 7
• Endoscopy experience
• Knowledge of Colorectal disease and treatments

Skills

Essential

• Ability to apply knowledge and skills to a broad range of clinically and professionally challenging situations.
• IT Skills - knowledge of a number IT packages such as word, Excel and other patient management systems
• Clinical judgement and decision making
• Effective communication written & verbal skills
• Data input, collection, analysis, audit and evaluation

Desirable

• Counselling skills - Advanced Communication Course

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
• Organisational skills - good time management and ability to prioritise with competing pressures.
• Displays enthusiasm and self-motivation
• Confident at dealing with all staff in all disciplines and grades
• Be polite and professional
• Displays a willingness to learn and develop themselves
• Be reliable and conscientious
• Display a flexible approach

Desirable

• Evidence of working autonomously
• Negotiation and conflict management skills

Working conditions

Essential

• Be able to drive to screening sites
• Be IT literate and able to work at a computer for prolonged periods of time
• Able to stand for prolonged periods of time during procedures
• Ability to deal with regular interruptions and demands
• Be able to share an office with numerous members of the team and hot desk
• Ability to work in a changing environment
• Be able to adapt to different departments, work with different teams and use any resources available

Desirable

• Ability to deal with distressed/anxious patients/ relatives

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).