Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.)

Job ref 293-SWNS-0445-A

Site Homerton Hospital

Town London

Salary period Yearly

Closing 15/05/:59

Interview date 27/05/2025

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Job overview

We are looking for a passionate and committed individual to join our Specialist Colorectal Nursing Team. This exciting opportunity is ideal for an experienced nurse with strong expertise in colorectal and cancer nursing.

As part of this role, you will collaborate closely with colorectal surgeons and the B7 Stoma Care CNS. You will also have responsibility for line managing the B6 Junior Colorectal CNS and two B6 STT Nurses.

We are seeking someone who is dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care and is eager to foster clinical excellence. As a Colorectal CNS, you will support patients diagnosed with bowel cancer throughout their journey, from diagnosis to treatment, while actively contributing to the ongoing development of the colorectal service. You will provide expert nursing care in both inpatient and outpatient settings, serving as a key resource for the team. Additionally, you will oversee the stoma care service, particularly when the B7 Stoma Care CNS is on leave, and offer support to the B6 Stoma Care Nurse Specialist.

This role is challenging and rewarding, requiring a proactive, self-motivated individual capable of managing complex care pathways. You will ensure the highest standards of care and service delivery for all patients. Strong communication skills, the ability to manage your workload effectively, and excellent problem-solving abilities are essential. You should also be an excellent team player who can work autonomously when required.

Main duties of the job

• Effectively manage a caseload of patients following established protocols and care pathways.
• Provide specialist nursing advice, clinical assessment, and support to patients, their families, and other healthcare professionals from diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up pathways, including onward referral for end-of-life care if applicable.
• Offer cancer follow-up and surveillance services for colorectal cancer patients.
• Provide comprehensive support to patients and their families, addressing clinical, emotional, psychological, and social needs.
• Provide assistance/leadership across all Colorectal services as needed (STT, 2WW, Benign and Cancer Colorectal, Stoma care, Cancer Surveillance).
• Line manage nursing staff within the lines of the remit of the role.
• Be an integral part of the established cancer team and specialist MDT, acting as a patient advocate and expert colorectal cancer nurse, coordinating patient care, and maintaining excellent communication for coordinated care.
• Play a key role in developing nursing expertise in colorectal cancer to improve patient experiences, ensuring a high standard of evidence-based nursing care.
• Develop a proactive role in health promotion to increase awareness of colorectal cancer among professionals and the public.
• Educate nursing, medical, and other staff about colorectal cancer management, serving as a resource .
• Conduct audits and service evaluations .
• Develop nurse-led services as required.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification Education / Qualifications

• Degree level education.
• Post registration education in relevant speciality.
• Advanced assessment skills
• Advanced communication skills course or equivalent
• Master's degree or working towards

Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements

• • Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.

Skills/ Abilities

• Ability to work autonosmously and as part of a team.
• Ability of forward thinking and respond to challenges in a proactive way.
• Good written & verbal communications skills in the English language.
• Established organisational and leadership skills.
• Level 2 psychological skills
• Radiology non-medical referrer training.
• Research/audit skills.

Experience

• Working with patients with colorectal disease.
• Nurse led clinics
• Work at band 7 level

Knowledge

• Good understanding of colorectal cancer pathways.
• Suspected lower GI cancer pathways.
• Knowledge of colorectal cancer oncology treatments

G eneral Guidance for Applicants

Please ensure that you read the "Guidance Notes On Submitting An Application" under "Additional Documentation" before completing your application.

Please note: we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part-time, compressed hours, remote working and job-shares.

If you are interested in joining our team, please let us know your preferred working pattern in your application, and we will consider all requests for flexible working and try to accommodate them wherever possible.

Please note that secondment arrangements will be considered for any fixed term positions, with the agreement of the existing line manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.