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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Secondment: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-6700-KK
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Hospital
Town
Romford
Salary
£51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2025 23:59

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Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist. This post would suit someone who is highly motivated and looking for an opportunity to develop further. We are seeking a compassionate, dynamic and motivated individual to join our well established and supportive colorectal CNS team.
Your communication and interpersonal skills will be highly developed as they are integral to your success in providing the highest standard of care and support to patients with colorectal cancer diagnosis, as is the ability to manage distressing situations involving patients and careers and act as a key worker to ensure single point of contact during a complex pathway.
The post holder will work autonomously as part of the multidisciplinary team and also develop positive and collaborative relationships.
This position provides an excellent role for a registered nurse who has experience in either Cancer services, Surgery, and or Endoscopy. It provides a new exciting challenge for an individual who is looking to gain experience or a career in specialist nursing practice. "

Main duties of the job

Provide advice and support to patients undergoing colorectal cancer investigations and surgery

Demonstrate a high level of clinical decision making and an ability to monitor and improve standards of care within the Colorectal service. He/she will influence patient care with a multi-faceted approach that includes clinical expertise teaching and research.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

Detailed job description and main 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

Qualifications /Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered Nurse
  • Advanced communication course
  • Degree in Autonomous/ Clinical Practice

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant acute care experience, including proven experience in cancer services, surgery/endoscopy
Desirable criteria
  • Interest in clinical Research

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Appraisal of others
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical Audit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral CareArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Petra Harriott-Edwards
Job title
Head of Nursing Surgery
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
Additional information

Dect 6742