Specialist Screening Practioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP) to join the expanding Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. This role supports service growth following the introduction of the FIT@80 pathway, helping to deliver high-quality screening, surveillance, and early cancer detection services. As an SSP, you will provide specialist assessment, counselling, and support to participants throughout their screening journey, including managing patients with abnormal FIT results, coordinating colonoscopy pathways, and ensuring timely follow-up care. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will help maintain national screening standards while delivering a patient-centred service. We are seeking a registered healthcare professional with excellent communication, clinical assessment, and organisational skills. Experience in cancer services, gastroenterology, endoscopy, or screening programmes is desirable, although full training will be provided. Based at Kettering General Hospital, the role also requires working across Northampton General Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and improved patient outcomes within a supportive team. About We are seeking enthusiastic and motivated registered healthcare professionals who are passionate about improving patient outcomes through early cancer detection and prevention. The successful candidates will demonstrate:

• Strong clinical assessment and patient management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, including confidence in discussing sensitive and complex information
• A compassionate, patient-centred approach to care
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload effectively
• Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams
• Sound decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high-quality standards
• Good IT and documentation skills
• Flexibility and ability to travel between Kettering General Hospital and Northampton General Hospital sites
• Experience in cancer services, gastroenterology, endoscopy, screening programmes an advantage but not essential Training Requirement A mandatory requirement of this role is the successful completion of the Level 6 Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP) Course within 12 months of commencing the post. Completion of this qualification is essential to continue in the role. Full support will be provided to attend and complete the programme, which is delivered at Torbay Hospital in partnership with the University of Plymouth. Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received. We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities. University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs. Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amanda Johns Job title: Lead Specialist Screening Practitioner Email address: amanda.johns12@nhs.net Telephone number: 01536 491653 Tania Baldwin - Programme Manager t.baldwin@nhs.net 01536 493649