Lead Specialist Screening Practitioner

Bradford Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Aberford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an experienced leader to oversee the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) within the Digestive Diseases clinical service. The role provides clinical, operational, and professional leadership to deliver a safe, effective, and patient-centred screening service aligned with national standards.

The post holder will oversee the screening patient pathway, support service performance, and drive continuous improvement, working with the

Qualifications

• Significant experience working in Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
• Experience of managing patient experience and complaints.
• Proven experience of leading a team and people management.
• Evidence of developing and maintaining a high-quality service.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and operational leadership for the BCSP.
• Lead BCSP workforce to maintain high clinical standards.
• Ensure compliance with national BCSP standards and Trust policies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate patient assessment and treatment.
• Monitor service performance and drive quality improvement.
• Support workforce planning and succession planning.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Time management

Communication skills

IT skills

Problem solving

Change management

Attention to detail

Education

RN1

Bowel Cancer Specialist Screening Practitioner

Teaching & assessing qualification

Advanced Communication Skills

CPD evidence

Job description

Job summary

Closing Date: 25.08.26

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 26.06.26

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: 07.09.26

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and experienced leader to join the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking an exceptional individual to provide clinical, operational, and professional leadership for the BCSP, ensuring the delivery of a safe, effective, and patient-centred screening service in line with national programme standards and NHS priorities. The successful candidate will work closely with the BCSP Programme Manager, Clinical Leads, Endoscopy teams, and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to support the continued development and performance of the service.

As a key member of the Digestive Diseases leadership team, you will be responsible for overseeing the patient pathway, ensuring high standards of care, supporting service development, and leading a dedicated team of specialist screening practitioners and administrative staff. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining quality standards, achieving programme targets, and driving continuous improvement across the service.

Main duties of the job

• Provide professional and operational leadership for the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
• Lead and support the BCSP workforce, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and patient care.
• Ensure compliance with national BCSP standards, quality assurance requirements, and Trust policies.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate timely patient assessment, investigation, and treatment.
• Monitor service performance and contribute to the achievement of national screening targets and quality indicators.
• Support service development, transformation, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote a positive patient experience and ensure patients receive high-quality information and support throughout their screening journey.
• Contribute to workforce planning, staff development, recruitment, and succession planning.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide clinical, operational, and professional leadership for the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP), ensuring the delivery of a high-quality, safe, and effective service that meets national screening standards and quality assurance requirements. Working closely with the BCSP Programme Manager, Clinical Leads, Endoscopy teams, and multidisciplinary colleagues, the post holder will oversee the screening patient pathway, support service performance, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

The successful candidate will lead and develop the BCSP workforce, ensuring patients receive excellent care and support throughout their screening journey. They will be responsible for monitoring quality indicators, managing service performance, and supporting workforce planning, and contributing to the strategic development of the programme. The role requires strong leadership, effective communication skills, and a commitment to improving patient outcomes through the early detection and prevention of bowel cancer.

This is a key leadership position within the Digestive Diseases Clinical Service Unit, providing assurance that the service continues to deliver safe, patient-centred care while achieving national performance and quality standards.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Strong leadership skills, ability to lead and motivate.
• Ability to manage time effectively, prioritise work and to deliver results consistently to deadlines.
• Confident and competent in managing teams
• High level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills including use of Electronic Patient Record and ability to use new IT systems.
• Strong problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Ability to learn, develop and implement new working systems.
• High attention to detail.

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience working in Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
• Experience of managing patient experience and complaints
• Proven experience of leading a team and people management.
• Evidence of developing and maintaining a high-quality service

Desirable

• Experience of successfully managing change within teams.
• Experience of representing teams at operational and strategic meetings.
• Experience of presenting information to different groups/meetings.
• Experience of clinical audits and developing audits

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Comprehensive understanding of the BCSP service.
• In depth understanding of national standards for bowel cancer screening
• Knowledge of clinical governance and quality management systems

Desirable

• Understanding of the NHS Cancer Plan and implications for BCSP
• Knowledge of working across multiple sites and organisations.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Level 1 (RN1)
• Certification in LJMU Bowel Cancer Specialist Screening Practitioner
• Teaching & assessing qualification e.g. ENB 998, NST 307
• Certification in Advanced Communication Skills
• Evidence of continuing professional development

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.