Job overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered nurse, who wants to make a difference and play a pivotal role supporting patients and relatives and to join the North Staffordshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre.

The post-holder will be based at The University Hospital North Midlands, Royal Stoke Hospital site, however this role requires cross site working at County Hospital to meet service requirement and demand. The service currently runs over 5 days with weekend working, occasionally to support inequality work, however this may extend to 7-day working as the programme expands to meet service needs.

The post holder will be required to work closely with the existing team to meet the requirements of the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.

Potential applicants should be a registered general nurse with proven post registration experience. Previous experience and knowledge of working with in the following areas is desirable but not essential: bowel screening, gastroenterology, endoscopy, pre-assessment. Good IT skills are essential as the post includes daily data entry into a national IT database

Main duties of the job

This service currently offers diagnostic tests for 50 - 74 years olds after an abnormal faecal immunochemical test (FIT) and surveillance for Lynch Syndrome patients.

You must be able to work effectively as part of a team, and as an autonomous practitioner managing your own caseload of patients. You will be undertaking nurse-led clinics including patient assessment and the provision of information and preparation and help of those undergoing endoscopic or radiological investigation. The role requires you to communicate and work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team and support the Inequality work within trust and community settings.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.