Job Description

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



Main Duties of the Role

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. Address sensitive issues, including delivering cancer diagnoses. Promote screening uptake and reduce health inequalities through outreach and collaboration.

About the Service

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.



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.

Desirable:

Post-qualification in mentorship, teaching, or assessment. Experience in managing colorectal disease. Knowledge of the cancer patient pathway. Advanced communication skills.

Training & Development

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.



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



Work closely with the Lead SSP, SSP's, 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.