Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist - Colorectal Cancer

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their dynamic Cancer Services team. This role offers a unique opportunity to support colorectal cancer patients and their families, ensuring continuity of care throughout their treatment journey. The ideal candidate will be passionate about patient care and have a strong background in colorectal disorders. With a commitment to professional development, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient experiences and contribute to innovative nursing practices. This position promises a rewarding career path in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Free car parking

Minimum 27 days annual leave

NHS Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Onsite creche facilities

In-house training courses

Discounted hospital restaurant

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-registration experience in nursing.
• Teaching qualification to support educational roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide information and support to cancer patients.
• Participate in continuing education for healthcare teams.
• Facilitate evidence-based nursing practices.

Skills

Colorectal cancer knowledge

Patient care

Educational resource provision

Clinical audit participation

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Teaching qualification

Job description

Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 9 months (Secondment/ Fixed term contract. End date 31.01.26) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 292-7125769-CSS

Employer The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Alexandra Hospital Town Harlow Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2025 23:59

Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist - Colorectal Cancer

NHS AfC: Band 6

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

Job overview

A secondment opportunity has arisen within Cancer Services. If you have experience in colorectal disorders and cancer this could be a great learning and development opportunity for you.

The Associate Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide a supportive cancer nursing service within the hospital. You will work in concert with the Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist to ensure optimal care, which will extend to the patients, carers and their families.

Main duties of the job

• To provide information and support to all suspected cancer patients within this specialty and ensure continuity of care through diagnosis and treatment.
• To provide specialist advice and act as an an educational resource
• To participate in the continuing education of the multi-professional health care team in all aspects of Colorectal cancer
• To facilitate innovative and evidence-based nursing practice through professional leadership and supporting the clinical team
• To participate in clinical audit undertaken in relation to Colorectal cancer and the on-going service development with the support and supervision of the Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.

Person specification

essential and desirable

Qualifications

• 5 years post registration experience
• teaching qualification

What we can offer you:

• Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
• Free car parking for our staff
• Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
• Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
• Access to NHS Pension scheme
• Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
• Onsite creche facilities
• Annual appraisals with career pathways
• In-house training courses
• Discounted hospital restaurant
• Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
• Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
• All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
• Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
• Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn

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.