Overview
Contract Type: ContractFixed term: 9 months (Maternity Cover end date 11th June 2027)HoursPart time – 26 hours per week (n/a)
Salary: £27106 – £28850
Partner Org: Royal Surrey County Hospital
The Royal Surrey Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Screening Officer to join the dynamic and friendly NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme’s Southern Hub team located on the Surrey Research Park in Guildford.
This dedicated team forms one of five hubs providing Bowel Cancer Screening in England; the Southern Hub serves a population of 16 million people across the South of England.
The Hub invites all 50-74 years olds within its population for bowel screening using a home test kit called FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test). The Hub provides a free phone helpline service, a modern laboratory and liaises with 18 Screening Centres in their provision of colonoscopy investigation for all participants who require further investigations.
The successful candidate will join a team of 30 Screening Officers who are essential in delivering the Hub’s daily operation.
Main duties of the job
Screening Officers work across the core areas of the Hub including:
– Being the first point of contact and supporting the public on our busy telephone helpline.
– Processing of FIT kits in our laboratory, from kit receipt through to issuing the result.
– Undertaking administrative duties to ensure we are providing a high quality service for our population.
– Making suggestions and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.
This role suits individuals of all backgrounds who are attentive, caring, have strong spoken and written communication skills, and able to follow documented processes and instructions.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn’t the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Bowel Cancer Screening Southern Hub
Screening Officer, Band 3
Part time, fixed term, maternity cover
Please refer to the full Job Description
– Do you thrive in a role where you know you’re making a positive impact?
– Are you looking to join a supportive and engaged team?
– Would you enjoy a role with true variety, blending supporting the public, laboratory and administration work?
This role is a fixed term contract and part time, 26 hours per week. The Hub operates Monday to Friday and is closed on bank holidays. Days of work will be fixed, with regular days off agreed with the applicant and based on service needs. The Hub is seeking someone with availability to start from mid-September 2026, and the fixed term contract will end on Friday 11 June 2027.
The Hub has free onsite parking and is located on the Surrey Research Park in Guildford, surrounded by green spaces. The Hub building is light, spacious and close to the local amenities of the Royal Surrey Hospital.
Applicants are highly encouraged to visit the Hub prior to applying to gain a better understanding of the role and service. Should you wish to book a visit or discuss the role in more detail please contact Tina Cook either via email on t.cook@nhs.net or via phone on 01483 409 853.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level grade C or above or equivalent qualification or experience.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience working within an multidisciplinary office environment
- Proven knowledge of computers to include the use of Microsoft Office and Windows – this will be tested at interview
- Proven experience of working with the public
Desirable criteria
- Proven experience working within the NHS Bowel Screening Programme including the use of the Bowel Cancer Screening System
- Proven experience working within a laboratory setting
- Proven experience working within an NHS environment
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
