Macmillan Colorectal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a specialist nurse to provide expert care for colorectal cancer patients. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver individualised patient care, ensuring compliance with national safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in colorectal cancer nursing and a commitment to evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in colorectal cancer nursing or a closely related area.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and continuous service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing care and support for colorectal cancer patients.
• Deliver evidence-based, individualised patient care.
• Collaborate to develop patient pathways and service improvement.

Skills

Colorectal cancer nursing

Holistic needs assessment

Evidence-based practice

Collaborative teamwork

Job description

Overview

Your role will be to provide information and support to colorectal cancer patients from the point of diagnosis throughout their surgical and oncological management and living with and beyond cancer into their survivorship. You will be a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, promoting the best patient experience possible.

The post holder will provide specialist, high-quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers with a colorectal cancer diagnosis. You will deliver evidence-based, individualised patient care according to the patient\'s changing health care needs, including holistic needs assessment and responsive care planning (HNA). You will work autonomously and develop collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries. You will work collaboratively to develop patient pathways and be responsible for the continuous review and development of the nursing service. The post holder provides expert knowledge and advice in their own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice. Working with the Multidisciplinary Team and Cancer Management Team, you will ensure that your cancer service complies with the national standards for safety and quality, assessed through the National Cancer Peer Review Process.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, all posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing care and support for patients with a colorectal cancer diagnosis, including carers.
• Deliver evidence-based, individualised patient care and holistic needs assessment (HNA) with responsive care planning.
• Work autonomously and develop collaborative relationships across professional boundaries.
• Collaborate to develop patient pathways and contribute to ongoing review and development of the nursing service.
• Offer expert knowledge and advice within your specialist area and maintain clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice.
• Ensure cancer service compliance with national safety and quality standards, contributing to plans arising from Peer Review assessments.
• Promote wellbeing and safety by acting on concerns, communicating effectively, and sharing information per policy and procedures.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Experience in colorectal cancer nursing or a closely related area (in line with job level).
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of holistic needs assessment and care planning.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and continuous service improvement.

Additional Information

We promote diversity and are encouraging applications from Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) candidates to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond with a team of more than 8,200 staff. We operate major acute services across multiple hospitals and are a university teaching NHS trust committed to training clinicians and advancing research. We welcome flexible working arrangements where possible, including part-time or job-sharing options.

Organisational Context

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) serves a diverse population of almost one million people and provides services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital
• St Mark’s Hospital
• Ealing Hospital
• Central Middlesex Hospital

Find out more about our Trust, our HEART values, staff benefits, and our vision to place Quality at our HEART.