Colorectal and Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Rotherham is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Colorectal and Stoma Care. The role involves providing specialized support for patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer, advocating for their care, and working closely with a multidisciplinary team to personalize their treatment pathways. Ideal candidates should have relevant nursing experience and education, along with strong communication skills. This position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 annually.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Relevant post-registration experience in colorectal/cancer services.
• Advanced Communications Skills Training or commitment to pursue.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized support for patients diagnosed with Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer.
• Coordinate services and personalize cancer pathways.
• Act as an advocate for patient care.

Skills

Holistic patient support

Advocacy for patient care

Coordination with multidisciplinary team

Excellent communication skills

Education

Registered General Nurse - NMC

Degree in related subject

Tools

Meditech

ICE

SystmOne

Job description

Colorectal and Stoma Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Rotherham Foundation Trust for a Clinical Nurse Specialist Band 6 within the already established Colorectal and Stoma Care nursing team. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will act as an advocate for patient care, providing seamless and timely management for patients who are diagnosed with a Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer and those having surgical intervention for inflammatory bowel disease. This fast paced and varied role requires an individual who shows a methodical approach to patient assessment who will work alongside the Band 7 CNS and the wider team to support patients, providing an individualised plan of care, delivering a high-quality service and ensure the service is accessible and available to give advice and clinical expertise to both patients and other health care professionals. We are looking for an individual to work alongside the existing team, who is caring and shows enthusiasm. The ideal candidate will be able to work effectively with both patients and the wider MDT whilst working cohesively within the Clinical Nurse Specialist Team. This unique opportunity requires you to be committed, organised and an excellent communicator both verbal and written. You must be able to work both independently and as part of a team. We are keen to invite to interview Nurses who encompass the above and meet the essential criteria in the person specification.

Main duties of the job

The main purpose of the role will be to provide personalised support for patients diagnosed with a Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer. The ideal candidate will be an experienced nurse working at Band 5/6 with a keen interest in Cancer services. You must be able to show the ability to provide specialist holistic support and treatment whilst coordinating services and personalising the cancer pathway for patients from diagnosis, through treatment. You will work closely with the wider team and must be able to forge good working relations. Be able to provide essential data/audit collection to the Band 7 CNS and be able to present this information as requested to others. Act as an advocate for patient care, be able to liaise with multiple professionals across both TRFT and other partners. We would welcome informal discussion with all candidates prior to application/interview.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham.

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall.

But don’t just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence.

Certificates of Sponsorship

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Relevant post-registration experience of working within colorectal / upper gastro intestinal /cancer services
• Degree in related subject or undertaking a Degree Pathway
• Advanced Communications Skills Training or prepared to work towards
• Non-Medical Prescribing

Knowledge

• Relevant post-registration experience, at Band 5 or above, in General Surgery / Stoma Care / Oncology
• Awareness of local and national guidelines

Registration

• Registered General Nurse - NMC

Experience

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working alongside other MDT colleagues in supporting patients
• Experience of using different information systems i.e. Meditech/ICE/SystmOne
• Experience of data collection/analysis
• Experience of breaking bad news
• Experience of delivering presentations to large groups
• Experience of teaching
• Experience of audit and research

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year, per annum, pro rata