Specialist Screening Practitioner SSP

NHS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Guildford is seeking registered nurses to join the Specialist Screening Practitioners team. The role includes delivering patient clinics, managing screening pathways, and advocating for patients. Candidates should be Registered Nurses with experience in patient assessment and strong communication skills. A full driving licence is essential, and flexibility for occasional weekend shifts is required. This rewarding position offers a salary ranging from £40,617 to £48,778 per annum, including high-cost area supplements.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing program

Opportunity for professional development

Investment in physical environment and new equipment

Qualifications

• Experience in patient assessment and/or endoscopy.
• Ability to manage a target-driven clinical caseload independently.
• Confidence working within an evolving service.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient clinics primarily via telephone, with face-to-face consultations as needed.
• Manage patients throughout their screening pathway.
• Assess fitness for screening investigations.
• Support informed decision-making and act as a patient advocate.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Strong Communication

Advocacy Skills

IT Skills

Independent Caseload Management

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification

Masters level/degree level or equivalent experience

Qualification in Advanced Communication Skills

Job description

We are seeking registered nurses to join our expanding team of Specialist Screening Practitioners (SSPs), within the Surrey Bowel Cancer Screening Team.

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.

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.

Main duties of the job

Candidate Requirements Essential:

• 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.
• Post-qualification in mentorship, teaching, or assessment.o Experience in managing colorectal disease.
• Knowledge of the cancer patient pathway.
• Advanced communication skills.Training & Developmento Significant in-house training provided.
• Mandatory and fully funded Screening Training Module (40 credits at Level 6) at either Liverpool University or University of Plymouth.

To play a pivotal role in supporting the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) delivered by the Surrey Bowel Screening Centre, based in Guildford at Royal Surrey Foundation NHS Trust.

About us

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.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Job responsibilities

Work closely with the Lead SSP, SSPs, endoscopy team, colorectal team, pathology, radiology and the Multidisciplinary Colorectal Team in the Trust(s).

Collaborate working with the Programme Hub, NHS England, and Health Promotion colleagues to deliver the highest standard of care.

Co-ordinate and provide care for patients participating in the screening programme, including those on FIT, Lynch surveillance and surveillance pathways.

Act as a patient advocate supporting informed choices throughout the screening process.

Work collaboratively with the team to support health promotion activities to improve access to screening across all communities

Populate and maintain the local Bowel Screening Programme database.

Person Specification

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

£40,617 to £48,778 a yearper annum pro rata - includes high cost area supplements (HCAS)