Clinical Nurse Specialist - Colorectal

The Shrewsbury And Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Priorslee Village; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a highly Specialist Nurse for a short-term opportunity within the Colorectal team at the Community Diagnostic Centre. This fixed-term role focuses on the 62-day suspected colorectal cancer pathway, supporting timely patient diagnosis and treatment. The successful candidate will act as an autonomous practitioner managing a caseload, engaging with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring seamless patient journeys. This position offers the chance to enhance clinical skills in a supportive environment while making a real impact on patient care.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Chance to develop leadership skills

Participation in clinical trials

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced Nurse motivated to take on higher-level practice.
• Confident in managing complex nursing situations.
• Knowledge of the NMC code and adherence to local and national HR policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert nursing services on the colorectal cancer pathway.
• Act autonomously while managing a patient caseload.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure smooth patient journeys.
• Manage nurse-led clinics related to the urgent cancer pathway.

Skills

Specialist nursing service

Autonomous practice

Caseload management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Complex patient assessment

Job description

An exciting and unique short-term opportunity has arisen for a highly Specialist Nurse to join our Colorectal team at the Community Diagnostic Centre, Hollinswood House. This is a fixed-term role covering maternity leave, offering the chance to make a real difference in patient care while developing your own skills in a fast‑paced, supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide a specialist nursing service to patients on the 62‑day suspected colorectal cancer pathway, supporting timely diagnosis and treatment in line with national standards.
• Act as an autonomous practitioner, proactively managing a caseload of patients, providing expert advice and advocating across care settings and multidisciplinary teams.
• Play a key role in supporting new ways of working and ensuring the patient journey is as smooth and effective as possible.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner assessing potentially highly complex patients, planning, implementing, and reviewing care within the out‑patient setting.
• Manage the urgent cancer pathway nurse‑led clinics, including the organisation of investigations, interventions, and results as required.
• Support nurse‑led clinics as part of the 62‑day patient pathway.
• Liaise with other teams and dependents to ensure that patients progress through the pathway as per the Urgent Cancer Pathway Operating Procedure.
• Work within the NMC code.
• Ensure that all local and national HR policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to.

Why Apply?

• A chance to step into a senior, autonomous nursing role without a long‑term commitment.
• Develop leadership and specialist clinical skills in a highly regarded service.
• Be part of a supportive team making a real impact on cancer care.
• Participate in the TRIOMIC trial, collaborating with experienced nurses delivering the urgent cancer pathway.

We are looking for an experienced Nurse, confident in higher‑level practice, who is motivated to hit the ground running and seize this short‑term but career‑enhancing opportunity.