Specialist Screening Practitioner

Job summary

The Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Bowel Screening Programme is seeking to recruit a full-time Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP) to join our established and supportive team.

The programme provides screening services for individuals aged 50 to 75 who receive an abnormal result from their home bowel screening test. SSPs play a vital role in delivering high-quality care by working autonomously and supporting patients to make informed decisions at every stage of the screening pathway. All practice must align with Trust guidelines and national Bowel Cancer Screening Programme policies and protocols.

Applicants must be registered general nurses with relevant clinical knowledge and experience. Full specialist training will be provided.

Our screening services operate across three hospital sites: Royal United Hospital Bath, Great Western Hospital Swindon and Salisbury District Hospital. Travel between sites will be required, so holding a full driving licence is advantageous. Working hours are primarily within standard office hours, and bank holiday working is not usually required.

Main duties of the job

You will hold overall responsibility for individuals participating in the bowel screening programme, ensuring they receive thorough assessment, appropriate management plans, and high-quality, compassionate care. As a Specialist Screening Practitioner within the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme, you will be expected to work autonomously while maintaining close collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and colleagues across all participating sites. Your role will support the delivery of a consistent, inclusive, and equitable screening service for the population of Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire.

As part of the National Screening Programme, this role is subject to extensive national audit requirements. It therefore demands strong IT skills, accuracy, and attention to detail. Full training and induction will be provided, including mandatory university attendance to complete the Specialist Screening Practitioner module at Level 6/7.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk