Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Screening Practitioner | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is looking for a Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Screening Practitioner on a full-time, fixed-term basis. This role involves supporting the national bowel cancer screening program, providing patient education and assessment, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care. Ideal candidates should have a strong background in lower gastrointestinal conditions, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to flexible working arrangements. This position offers the chance to significantly impact early cancer detection.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Wide range of professional training

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and experienced in patient care within bowel cancer screening.
• Specialist knowledge of lower gastrointestinal conditions essential.
• Experience in assessment, education, and counseling.

Responsibilities

• Support the Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
• Perform assessment, education, and counseling for patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for high-quality patient care.

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.

Key Working Partners:

• 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Berkshire Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) by playing a pivotal role.
• Exhibit specific skills in the management of disorders of the lower gastrointestinal tract arising from the bowel cancer screening programme.
• Undertake assessment, education and counselling wherever appropriate.
• Provide care across both the FOBt and flexible sigmoidoscopy pathways of the screening service in one or more locations.
• Work closely with the Lead SSP, SSPs, endoscopy team, colorectal team, pathology, radiology and MDT in the Trust(s) and have a clinical commitment to the bowel cancer screening centre.
• Collaborate 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.
• Engage in cross‑site working between Berkshire Screening Sites (currently Reading, Bracknell and Slough, extending to Newbury and Ascot).
• Commit to shift work.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

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This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025