Clinical Nurse Specialist Colorectal Cancer

Job description

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, innovative and enthusiastic nurse to join our Colorectal Cancer team at Barts Healthcare Trust. You will primarily be based at Royal London and Newham Hospital and work closely with all Colorectal Cancer clinical nurse specialists within the Trust.

The post holder will play a pivotal role in the functioning of the Colorectal Cancer CNS service and be a key member of the team working to deliver a high quality patient experience.

The post-holder will be responsible for a patient caseload and provide expert advice, information and support for our patients. It is essential to possess the knowledge and skills necessary for the post. The post holder will run nurse led clinics to facilitate effective health care delivery on the cancer pathway.

We require someone who can work both autonomously and as part of a team.

Leadership, innovation, motivation and excellent communication skills are essential.

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist nursing service ensuring that patients referred to the Trust undergoing colorectal surgery receive the highest standard of clinical care and have access to a fully comprehensive support service. This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education, research and audit and professional activities taking into account directorate, corporate, and national policy and within the clinical governance framework.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job 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 below.

Job description
Job 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 below.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• oConsiderably post registration experience including recent experience within colorectal
• oExperience of dealing with challenging/complex patients
• oExperience at Band 6 or equivalent - Speciality post or CNS post

Desirable

• oExperience of nurse led clinics
• oClinical Governance
• oChange Management

Skills

Essential

• oExcellent communication skills with MDT and patients
• oFlexibility.
• oAbility to support the development of others.
• oAbility to organize and forward plan.
• oAbility to respond to challenges in a proactive way.
• oAbility to adapt evidence based practice into the clinical setting.
• oAdvocacy skills
• oAbility to work autonomously and to prioritise effectively
• oAbility to readily understand, analyse and interpret information
• oAbility to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
• oAbility to work within the nursing team to ensure service improvement
• oAbility to respond to challenges in a proactive way.

Desirable

• oComprehensive understanding and utilization of ICT inc Word & Excel
• oAbility to develop effective local and national networks

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered first level nurse
• oRelevant 1st level Degree or working towards
• oComprehensive knowledge of the needs of colorectal cancer and the implications of this diagnosis for clinical care
• oUp to date knowledge of professional issues in nursing quality improvement

Desirable

• oRelevant Post Registration Course or Module
• oTeaching qualification
• oClinical Supervision Course
• oPrep for mentorship course.
• oCertificate in counselling / communication skills

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• oConsiderably post registration experience including recent experience within colorectal
• oExperience of dealing with challenging/complex patients
• oExperience at Band 6 or equivalent - Speciality post or CNS post

Desirable

• oExperience of nurse led clinics
• oClinical Governance
• oChange Management

Skills

Essential

• oExcellent communication skills with MDT and patients
• oFlexibility.
• oAbility to support the development of others.
• oAbility to organize and forward plan.
• oAbility to respond to challenges in a proactive way.
• oAbility to adapt evidence based practice into the clinical setting.
• oAdvocacy skills
• oAbility to work autonomously and to prioritise effectively
• oAbility to readily understand, analyse and interpret information
• oAbility to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
• oAbility to work within the nursing team to ensure service improvement
• oAbility to respond to challenges in a proactive way.

Desirable

• oComprehensive understanding and utilization of ICT inc Word & Excel
• oAbility to develop effective local and national networks

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered first level nurse
• oRelevant 1st level Degree or working towards
• oComprehensive knowledge of the needs of colorectal cancer and the implications of this diagnosis for clinical care
• oUp to date knowledge of professional issues in nursing quality improvement

Desirable

• oRelevant Post Registration Course or Module
• oTeaching qualification
• oClinical Supervision Course
• oPrep for mentorship course.
• oCertificate in counselling / communication skills

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust
Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR

United Kingdom

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