Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Screening Practitioner

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Specialist Screening Practitioner to join their Bowel Cancer Screening team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in patient assessment, education, and counselling within a respected screening programme. This is a full-time position requiring engagement with various teams and cross-site collaboration. Ideal for motivated individuals eager to enhance their skills in a supportive environment. Shift work is expected as part of this rewarding position.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering patient-centred care within a screening programme.
• Ability to support patients throughout their screening journey.

Responsibilities

• Support the Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
• Undertake assessment, education, and counselling.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high standards of care.

Skills

Knowledge of lower gastrointestinal conditions

Assessment and counselling skills

Job description

🌟 Join Our Team as a Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Screening Practitioner!🌟

Full-time | 12-month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP) to join our dynamic Bowel Cancer Screening team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient‑centred care within a nationally recognised screening programme.

As an SSP, you will use your specialist knowledge of lower gastrointestinal conditions to support patients throughout their screening journey. Your role will include assessment, education, and counselling across both the FOBt and flexible sigmoidoscopy screening pathways, working flexibly across one or more sites.

You will be part of a supportive multidisciplinary network and work closely with:

• Lead SSP and fellow SSPs
• Endoscopy teams
• Colorectal surgery teams
• Pathology and radiology services
• The Multidisciplinary Colorectal Team (MDT)

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact on early cancer detection and patient wellbeing while developing your own specialist skills within a collaborative and highly respected service.

If you're passionate, motivated, and ready to contribute to an expert screening centre, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• To play a pivotal role in supporting the Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP).
• The Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP) will be expected to exhibit specific skills in the management of disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract arising from the bowel cancer screening programme.
• This will include undertaking assessment, education and counselling wherever appropriate.
• This includes both the FOBt & flexible sigmoidoscopy pathways of the screening service in one or more locations.
• The post holder will work closely with the Lead SSP, SSP’s, endoscopy team, colorectal team, pathology, radiology and Multidisciplinary ColorectalTeam in the Trust(s) and have a clinical commitment to the bowel cancer screening centre.
• Working collaboratively with the Programme Hub, Public Health/Health Promotion colleagues to provide the highest standard of care for patients participating in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
• Cross site working between Berkshire Screening Sites (currently Reading, Bracknell and Slough, extending to Newbury and Ascot) is required for this role.
• Shift work will be required.

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