Clinical Nurse Specialist - Colorectal

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Shrewsbury offers a short-term opportunity for a highly Specialist Nurse to join the Colorectal team. In this fixed-term role, you will provide expert nursing care on the suspected colorectal cancer pathway, manage urgent nurse-led clinics, and support patient journeys. This role is ideal for an experienced Nurse seeking to enhance leadership skills in a supportive environment, making a significant impact in cancer care.

Qualifications

• Experienced Nurse with higher-level practice.
• Confident in managing complex patients and cancer pathways.

Responsibilities

• Assess and plan care for complex patients.
• Manage nurse-led clinics and investigations.
• Liaise with teams to ensure patient pathway compliance.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Patient advocacy

Leadership in nursing

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Job overview

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. The post holder will:

• 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.

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.

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.

Main duties of the job

• Work as an autonomous practitioner assessing potentially highly complex patients, planning, implementing and reviewing care within the out-patient setting.
• Managing the urgent cancer pathway nurse-led clinics including the organisation of investigations and interventions and results as required.
• To be an independent practitioner supporting nurse-led clinics as part of the 62-day patient pathway
• To liaise with other teams and dependents to ensure that patient progresses through the pathway as per the Urgent Cancer Pathway Operating Procedure.
• Work within the NMC code.
• To ensure that all local and national HR policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to

Working for your organisation

Participating in the TRIOMIC trial you will join the team of experience nurses delivering the urgent cancer pathway.

If you are keen to apply and would like to discuss the post or arrange a meeting with potential new colleagues, please do not hesitate to callNicola Tonks on 07514722767or Mr Lacy-Colson, Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon on 01743 261000. We look forward to receiving your application.