Specialist Screening Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (please change where appropriate e.g. Health Innovation Wessex (HIW) etc) is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Specialist Screening Practitioner

Contract Type: Permanent

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Specialist Screening Practitioner working with patients in the screening programme to identify and treat bowel cancer.

The role requires excellent communication skills to promote the delivery of a high standard of patient care and work between organisational boundaries.

Patient assessment and support to navigate the screening pathway is at the core of this interesting and varied role.

As a screening practitioner you will have opportunities to work across different organisations within a team of nurses with the support of the programme manager/lead nurse.

The role will require some cross site working within the catchment area but will be based predominantly at University Hospital Southampton.

You should be able to show experience of working autonomously and the ability to present information to a wide range of professional groups.

You will need adaptability and an understanding of personal accountability to work in a variety of settings.

You will be supported with a robust and comprehensive national training programme to be completed in your 1st year in the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training required

Essential

  • Current NMC registration.
  • 1st level degree
  • Qualification in specialist area of practice.
  • Has the ability to evaluate own strengths and weaknesses Experienced at mentoring and developing staff.
  • Knowledge of national standards that inform practice (e.g. National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines etc)

Desirable

  • Masters Degree
  • Communication Training

Previous or relevant experience necessary

Essential

  • Relevant clinical experience.
  • Clinical Governance, Risk Management.
  • Experience of teaching and training within clinical setting.
  • Experience of presentation / education within the wider health care community

Aptitudes and skills required

Essential

  • Customer Care Skills
  • Presentation skills.

Values and behaviours

Essential

  • Patients First
  • Always Improving
  • Working Together

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 22 November 2026

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