Specialist Screening Practitioner, Bowel Cancer Screening

Position

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse to work within the Bowel Cancer Screening Department. There are 2 × substantive 37.5‑hour and 1 × 30‑hour Band 6 roles and an ideal opportunity for those who would like to develop a career as a Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP).

The Bowel Cancer Screening Department covers both Trust sites – University Hospital Coventry and the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby – along with satellite centres within North Warwickshire and South Warwickshire Foundation Trust. This role will require independent travel between these regional centres.

• Facilitate the patient journey for those referred to the centre with a positive FIT test, providing required information to enable appropriate choices for investigation.
• Carry out health assessments in a clinical setting.
• Prepare and attend Bowel Cancer Screening endoscopy lists.
• Follow‑up of the patient episode post procedure.
• Run nurse‑led clinics and assess patients.
• Schedule procedures, collect data, discuss findings and arrange follow‑up and referral to other specialties.
• Support the Patient throughout the screening journey.
• Manage a caseload of FIT‑test positive patients within BCSP and Trust guidelines and policies (Core Dimension HWB2 Level 3).
• Support the BCSP Lead Nurse in improving service performance and developing new models of working that may influence participation in the BCSP (Core Dimension 4 Level 3 and G2 Level 2).
• Deputise for the BCSP Lead Nurse when appropriate.
• Attend the Bowel Cancer Screening Specialist Practitioner course and undertake further training to fulfil all SSP requirements.

• Registered nurse with experience in screening or similar clinical environment.
• Up‑to‑date practice and willingness to develop skills.
• Good IT and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to travel independently across the Trust sites.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is a large teaching Trust rated as good by the Care Quality Commission. You will work as part of a passionate, talented team and have access to extensive learning and development opportunities. We are committed to an inclusive, diverse workplace where equality, dignity and respect are core values.