Bowel Cancer Specialist Screening Practitioner B6NHS

Job summary

We are seeking registered nurses to join our expanding team of Specialist Screening Practitioners (SSPs), within the Surrey Bowel Cancer Screening Team. This exciting role offers the chance to contribute to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, support surveillance for individuals with Lynch syndrome, and make a real difference in cancer prevention and patient care. You'll develop specialist skills within a supportive, forward-thinking team and play a vital part in improving outcomes across Surrey.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Screening Practitioner, you will:

Deliver patient clinics (primarily via telephone, with face-to-face consultations when clinically necessary).

Manage patients throughout their screening pathway.

Assess fitness for screening investigations.

Support informed decision-making and act as a patient advocate.

Provide support during endoscopy colonoscopy sessions and MDT meetings, including data collection.

Address sensitive issues, including delivering cancer diagnoses.

Promote screening uptake and reduce health inequalities through outreach and collaboration.

Job description

Please refer to the full job description

The Surrey Bowel Cancer Screening Centre is based at Royal Surrey Foundation NHS Trust, Guildford, and also supports endoscopy sessions at:

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (Frimley Park Hospital)

Ashford and St Peters Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (St Peters Hospital)

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (East Surrey Hospital)

As the role involves travel between these sites, a valid driving licence and access to a car are essential. Flexibility is required to ensure full service coverage, which may include occasional weekend shifts.

Essential:

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.

Relevant experience in patient assessment and/or endoscopy.

Ability to manage a target-driven clinical caseload independently.

Strong communication and advocacy skills.

Confidence working within an evolving service and contributing to new developments.

IT skills, including working knowledge of Word and Excel.

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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