Bowel Cancer Specialist Screening Practitioner B6

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Surrey Bowel Cancer Screening Centre is based at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, and also supports endoscopy sessions at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

As a Specialist Screening Practitioner, you will deliver patient clinics (primarily by telephone, with face-to-face consultations when clinically necessary) and manage patients through the screening pathway, supporting

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC PIN.
• Experience in patient assessment and/or endoscopy.
• Ability to manage a target-driven clinical caseload.
• Strong communication and advocacy skills.
• IT skills including Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient clinics (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 sessions and MDT meetings, including data collection.
• Promote screening uptake and reduce health inequalities through outreach and collaboration.

Skills

RN qualification

NMC PIN

Endoscopy experience

IT skills

Driving licence

Education

Masters or degree level

Advanced communication skills

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Employer Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Town Guildford Salary £41,957 - £50,387 per annum pro rata - including high cost area supplements (HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59

AfC Band 6

Job overview

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (St Peter’s 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.

• 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.

Qualifications

• Experienced Registered nurse with current NMC PIN Qualiications Educated to masters level/ degree level OR equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level/manager level/supervisor/ in specialist area.
• Qualification in advanced communication skills

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of specialist areas, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience. State the specific knowledge
• Experience of assessing patients in a clinical area.
• CPD - Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
• Relevant clinical experience and knowledge of Lower GI disease including endoscopic and radiological investigations
• Understanding of surgical and oncological treatments
• Understanding of the importance of informed consent
• Clinical Governance and risk management
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Ability to manage own caseload in accordance with Screening targets, NHS cancer targets and working across multiple sites.
• Research and or audit experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We welcome informal visits and the opportunity to meet prospective candidates.

For further discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact: Angela Bates or Rebecca Logan (Lead Specialist Screening Practitioners) on 01483 408357.