Health Improvement Specialist Bowel Cancer Screening

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Health Improvement Specialist to join the South West London Bowel Cancer Screening team, based at St George's Hospital, for a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. Our centre provides bowel screening services to residents of Wandsworth, Sutton, Merton, Croydon, Kingston, Richmond and Twickenham.
You will join an established cohesive multi-disciplinary team and will be responsible for delivering health promotion initiatives to improve participation in the programme particularly amongst communities with lower uptake.
You will be organised, proactive and motivated to achieve the best outcomes for our population. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a practical mindset. The ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders is essential., Be responsible for providing health promotion expertise to deliver improvements in health outcomes and reductions in health inequalities in the population area, based on evidence and cost effectiveness.
To maintain and further develop a co-ordinated programme of work to ensure effective uptake of the screening programme and raise awareness of bowel cancer screening across the South West London area.
To continue developing the implementation of the Learning Disability Referral Pathway across South West London to ensure equal opportunity for screening across all communities.

Working for our organisation
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.