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Lung Cancer Screening Healthcare Assistant Jobs in Basildon, England, United Kingdom at NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Title: Lung Cancer Screening Healthcare Assistant
Company: NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Basildon, England, United Kingdom
Lung Cancer Screening – Healthcare Assistant
The targeted lung health programme will enable the early detection of lung cancer in order to save lives by early intervention and will produce a dataset which will be utilised to improve the identification and outcome of individuals with a high risk of developing lung cancer. In particular personal and lifestyle data used to generate lung cancer risk scores and clinical data relating to lung cancer diagnosis will contribute to a greater understanding of early detection methodology, improving future implementation.
Responsibilities And Job Demands Broadly Include
- Carrying out Lung Health Checks
- Able to take temperatures and measure height and weight
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Use of SystmOne
- Working closely with clinical team to support patient flow and positive patient experience
- Participate in Audits
- Actively engage with understanding the data and working with the service to improve
Edit The Below And Add Job Description
Our Values 2025 – 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They Are
- We are kind.
- We are respectful.
- We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by
the best people.
Starting with NELFT (delete for internal only)
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being
properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters
will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will
undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which
will include mandatory training, systems training and the
allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will
have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior
managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on
engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The
induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of
15%of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,1371 – per annum, pro rata for part time)
OR
High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of
5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,346 and a
maximum payment of £2,270 per annum, pro rata for part time)
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable
to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility
under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic
salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not
included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Please See The Attached Job Description And Person Specification
for more information about this role and working at North East
London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this
when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the
criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as
possible as some posts close early to limit the number of
applications.
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NAME: Franki Green
JOB TITLE: Interim Operational Lead
CONTACT NUMBER: 07768 022597
EMAIL: [email protected]
