Specialist Screening Practitioner | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an experienced registered nurse to join their team at Castle Hill Hospital. This full-time role involves assessing patients for bowel cancer screening and delivering virtual clinics. Flexibility for travel between endoscopy units in the region is essential, along with a valid driving license. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in patient advocacy and complex decision-making, eager to make a positive impact on public health. Applications are welcomed from candidates requiring visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering clinics via telephone or virtual platforms.
• Understanding of bowel cancer screening and colonoscopy procedures.
• Ability to travel between multiple endoscopy units.

Responsibilities

• Assess participant fitness for screening investigations.
• Support informed decision-making and act as an advocate for participants.
• Deliver virtual and telephone clinics, with face-to-face appointments as clinically required.
• Attend colonoscopy sessions and MDT meetings to support care.
• Promote screening uptake and reduce health inequalities through outreach.

Skills

Complex decision-making

Patient advocacy

Communication skills

Flexibility

Driving

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

The Humber and Yorkshire Coast Bowel Cancer Screening Centre is seeking an experienced registered nurse to join our dedicated team. Based at Castle Hill Hospital, this full‑time role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on public health across our regional footprint, which includes Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Scarborough, and parts of the Vale of York. It is very much a nurse‑led service requiring the successful candidate to make complex decisions regarding participants care.

Established in 2006, the centre invites individuals aged 50–74 to participate in bowel cancer screening; we also now provide surveillance colonoscopy for individuals with Lynch Syndrome, starting from age 25 or 35 depending on genetic mutation.

Job Summary

• Assess participant fitness for screening investigations.
• Support informed decision‑making and act as an advocate for participants.
• Deliver virtual and telephone clinics, with face‑to‑face appointments as clinically required.
• Attend colonoscopy sessions and MDT meetings to support care and collect data.
• Address sensitive issues, including delivering cancer diagnoses.
• Promote screening uptake and reduce health inequalities through outreach and collaboration.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering clinics, including assessment, surveillance, and post-investigation appointments. These will primarily be conducted via telephone or virtual platforms, with face‑to‑face consultations arranged only when clinically necessary.

The role covers the centre’s operational footprint, and therefore a willingness to travel is essential. A valid driving licence and access to a car are required.

You will be present during colonoscopy lists within designated endoscopy departments to support participants and collect relevant data. Attendance at colorectal cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings will also be required when screening patients are scheduled for discussion.

The post holder will work across the centre’s footprint, which includes travelling between five endoscopy units and working from the DPoW (Grimsby office) on a rotational basis. Flexibility is essential to ensure full service coverage, which may include occasional evening and weekend shifts.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20 000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG, and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As teaching hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on thegov.uk website.

This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025.