Health Improvement Practitioner Specialist inShrewsbury inShrewsbury PUBLISHED
TUE 12 NOV 2024
This position emphasises effective communication and collaboration with healthcare professionals and community organisations to promote awareness of bowel cancer screening, aligning with the NHS's goals for early detection and diagnosis of cancer. The successful candidate will contribute to the team's mission of providing exceptional care while addressing critical health disparities within the community.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Bowel Cancer Screening Team as a Health Improvement Practitioner Specialist.
The post holder will be based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (William Farr House), however will be required to work at the service's other screening site, The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford as well as various other locations throughout the community.
The post holder will work autonomously in addressing health inequalities and health promotion within bowel cancer screening. A key part of the role will be actively demonstrating improvements in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), presenting to external stakeholders at programme boards and any other meetings as required. The post holder must audit work undertaken and present to staff in staff meetings and will have an active working partnership with external stakeholders.
The successful applicant will join a friendly and professional team, providing high quality care to all screening participants.
To work as a member of the Bowel Cancer Screening Team, providing effective high-quality service to the service users in Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin (STW). The post holder will work autonomously in addressing health inequalities and health promotion within bowel cancer screening. A key part of the role will be actively demonstrating improvements in Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), presenting to external stakeholders at programme boards and any other meetings as required. The post holder must audit work undertaken and present to staff in staff meetings and will have an active working partnership with external stakeholders.
Creating links with other field workers within a wide range of Agencies in the statutory and voluntary sectors of The West Midlands in relation to The National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening programme (NHSBCSP)
To demonstrate ability in communication of research and/or evaluation of results to a range of audiences using a variety of mediums and channels.
To visit GP practices and liaise with health care professionals in organising promotional information and events in promoting Bowel Cancer Screening to hard-to-reach groups.
The post holder will work towards Core20PLUS5 and the NHS long term plan of early detection and diagnosis of cancer.
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