About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the nurse led Dorset Bowel Cancer Screening Centre. You will join a highly skilled, motivated team delivering Bowel Cancer population screening to Dorset. Dorset residents are offered screening from ages fifty years up until seventy five years. Enabling the early detection and treatment of colorectal cancers. Successful candidates will be employed by University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, based at the Poole Hospital site. There will be an expectation that you travel to three other screening sites within Dorset.
The successful candidate will provide expert knowledge, high quality care and psychological support to Dorset Bowel Cancer Screening subjects and their families.
This role requires NMC Registration
Base Location: Poole Hospital, though you will be required to work across site. This includes Christchurch, Royal Bournemouth Hospital and at Dorset Healthcare.
Interview Date: 8th June 2026
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will support subjects through the screening pathway including
assessing subjects fitness for colonoscopy, supporting subjects to make informed choices, delivering healthy life style advice, reviewing and actioning investigation results including histopathology an delivering investigation results ensuring subjects outcomes are correct.
About us
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Job description Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registration on Part 1 NMC Register (RGN or RN Adult) Comprehensive applied Anatomy and Physiology for relevant area
Desirable
Degree in relevant subject Specialist knowledge of national and local agenda on improving cancer services, specifically colorectal cancer, endoscopic procedures, valid consent and withdrawal. LJMU Specialist Screening Practitioner module at either level 6 or 7
Experience Essential
Minimum 2 years clinical experience within an acute field Significant relevant post-registration education and experience Evidence of continuing professional and academic development
Desirable
Experience as a Specialist Screening Practitioner within the BCSP Minimum 2 years clinical experience within colorectal/gastroenterology/endoscopy Experience of quality assurance, audit and research Experience of autonomous practice Ability to take informed consent for endoscopic procedures Advanced communication skills 'Breaking bad news, Nurse have I got cancer' including - written verbal and non-verbal including presentation skills, communicating to mixed abilities and communicating complex information
Skills Essential
IT skills as evidenced by: Proficient computer skills and use of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and experience with use of hospital databases (e.g. EPR, etc.) Knowledge of standards setting and Clinical Governance NMC standards and limitations of professional practice
Desirable
Experience with use of variety of databases Ability to carry out health assessment and physical examination. Accurately identify complex physical, social and emotional needs
Personal attributes Essential
Holds full driving licence - to travel between Trusts on a regular basis as required Flexibility in working hours to meet the needs of the service
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.
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address Poole Hospital
Poole
BH15 2JB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)