Specialist Screening Practitioner (SSP) – Manchester Royal Infirmary
Are you looking for a career opportunity in a rewarding skilled Specialist Screening Practitioner nursing role (SSP) based at Manchester Royal Infirmary? Our SSPs are highly skilled nurse practitioners who have the responsibility to ensure that all patients who are eligible for bowel cancer screening have a seamless journey throughout the bowel screening pathway.
Due to ongoing national expansion, Manchester BCSP is looking to recruit committed, reliable, and experienced nurses that we will support in developing into our forward-thinking Specialist Screening Nurse Practitioner team.
Patient contact for this role is currently limited to telephone assessment appointments in the first instance. You will, however, see patients who require subsequent face‑to‑face assessment appointments at GP surgeries and hospital sites across Greater Manchester, and when they attend their colonoscopy appointments. The patient cohort covers Central and South Manchester, Trafford, Stockport, and Tameside. It is essential that you own a car and hold a current full UK driving licence with business cover, and you must confirm that you meet these criteria on the application form.
As an SSP, you will make decisions based on your clinical assessments during initial Specialist Screening Practitioner Positive Assessment clinics and liaise with different disciplines and specialties to ensure that patients are prepared and booked for their tests in a safe and efficient manner.
Support and Education
You will be expected to successfully complete the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme Specialist Screening Practitioner Course at Liverpool John Moore’s University. Completion of this course within 2 years of being in post is mandatory and must be passed successfully to continue working within the programme.
Competency within the role will be assessed before you are able to work autonomously, and the completion of the John Moore course is a requirement for this assessment. You will support patients through their pathway, inform them of their results, and input information onto BCSS. Attention to detail and comfort with IT systems is vital.
Due to clinics currently being telephone‑based, there may also be opportunities to work from home, subject to service need, risk assessments being completed, and competencies being achieved.
About Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT)
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, bringing together 10 hospitals and community services across Manchester, Trafford and beyond. We champion collaborative working and offer a digitally enabled organisation with the Hive Electronic Patient Record system, robust research infrastructure, and a commitment to sustainability through our Green Plan.
At MFT, we create a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development, and support your health and wellbeing. Join a team of over 30,000 professionals delivering exceptional care to more than 1 million people every year.
This advert closes on Thursday 1 Jan 2026.
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