Band 8a Colorectal Cancer Lead-Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Romford; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Romford is seeking a Band 8a Colorectal Cancer Lead-Clinical Nurse Specialist. The successful candidate will provide leadership, support, and management of the lower Gastrointestinal Clinical Nurse Specialist Team, ensuring high-quality patient care. This role requires experience in oncology and at least 2 years of colorectal CNS experience. The organization promotes a collaborative and innovative work culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in oncology or haematology post registration qualification.
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert specialist nursing support and leadership.
• Ensure quality standards are met and develop new areas of practice.

Skills

Counselling Skills training

Advanced communication skills training

Education

Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years colorectal CNS experience at band 7

Job description

Go back Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 8a Colorectal Cancer Lead-Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 27 October 2025

Our well-established Colorectal service at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, motivated and innovative nurse to lead and clinically support the lower Gastrointestinal Clinical Nurse Specialist Team.

The successful candidate will join a friendly, supportive, specialised Team who are passionate about delivering a high quality, successful, patient centred service. Leadership, innovation, motivation and excellent communications skills are essential, as is the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively with the MDT to ensure seamless communication and care coordination. We have a supportive culture and by joining us you can play a role in shaping an organisation that continues to put patient care first.

For further information please contact Wendy Kendall, Matron for Surgery via email on [e-mail] or by phone on 01708 435 000 ext. 6332

Main duties of the job

To provide expert specialist nursing support, treatment, and leadership as part of the management and consultant team. This will include autonomous practice, assessment and treatment of patients and development of new areas of practice ensuring all quality standards are met. This will include development and expansion of the specialist service within BHR clinical governance framework, NICE guidelines and London Cancer Network guidelines, in collaboration with other CNSs and under the managerial supervision.

About us

We\'re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we\'re proud of and our patients are happy with. We\'re no longer in special measures; we\'ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen\'s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We\'re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen\'s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women\'s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George\'s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We\'re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We\'re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Kaka Adeyemi, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5162. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Experience/ Knowledge

• Counselling Skills training
• Non medical prescriber
• Oncology or haematology post registration qualification

Education/ Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years colorectal CNS experience at band 7

Skills/ Abilities

• Advanced communication skills training

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.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

£61,631 to £68,623 a year per annum inclusive