Job summary
- Main area
- Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday - Friday
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (N/A)
- Job ref
- 412-S&C-5821
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mid Cheshire Hospital
- Town
- Crewe
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Colorectal Nurse Specialist to join the Colorectal Team at Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.
This post will enable the successful applicant to join a well-established, enthusiastic and motivated clinical team. There will be the opportunity to engage in further training and development to support the individual’s educational needs within the role.
The post holder will work alongside the Colorectal Nurses as a member of the Colorectal Nursing Team to provide a quality service for patients with bowel cancer. The service will be based on a framework of knowledge and experience within the field of bowel surgery and oncology medicine.
The post is full time (37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday, although days/times may vary to meet the needs of the service.)
The post holder will work as a member of the bowel multi-disciplinary team within the secondary care setting. The post holder will autonomously liaise with patients, carers, consultants, GP’s and related therapists providing information, Holistic Needs Assessments, supporting the health promotion and support for patients with early and metastatic bowel cancer from diagnosis and at every stage throughout their complex bowel cancer pathway.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the colorectal nursing team providing cover for specific clinical commitments such as MDT meetings, clinic sessions (surgical and oncology clinics), Nurse Led clinics and telephone advice. As a member of the Bowel cancer multi-disciplinary team you will be expected to undertake Advanced Communication Skills training in order to facilitate breaking bad news clinics and provide holistic assessment and psychological support to Bowel cancer patients and their carers.
The post will provide a comprehensive highly specialist service to clients with bowel cancer throughout their care pathway including overarching responsibility for the support of patients living with and beyond bowel cancer and patients with metastatic bowel disease.
To ensure expert psychological and clinical support for patients and their relatives/carers with referral to psychological support as appropriate to implement a recovery package for patients, for patients living with and beyond bowel cancer.
To maintain and develop nurse led services for the management of patient throughout their pathway from referral to on-going treatment and cancer survivorship.
To contribute towards achieving the National Cancer Standards and be an active participator in external and internal review of the service.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
We welcome all applicants and assess all job applications based on knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
SERVICE DELIVERY
1. Lead a specialist area of practice, providing expert professional advice to others across the Trust within agreed guidelines and protocols, including medical colleagues and other professional groups when required.
2. Perform comprehensive specialist assessment of patients, plan, treat and evaluate care within agreed guidelines and protocols according to evidence-based practice and changing health needs.
3. Communicate complex specialist information to medical colleagues and others. Refer patients to appropriate clinicians, in the Trust or externally, within agreed guidelines and protocols, according to assessment of patient need and evidence based decision.
4. Prioritise patient care, supervising and allocating ones own workload, monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of care, including discharge of patients, or referring on, within agreed guidelines and protocols.
5. Perform specialist clinical skills in the treatment and overall management of patient care, including requesting and interpreting investigations, within agreed guidelines and protocols.
6. Provide a comprehensive specialist service, accepting accountability and responsibility for the management and effectiveness of the service on a day-to-day basis.
7. Collect, collate, evaluate and report on information, including communicating detailed information to clinical colleagues and others, maintaining accurate patient records and documentation.
8. Promote patient and public involvement in the improvement of services and involve patients and carers/relative in the planning and delivery of their care.
9. Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to patient flow, care pathways and discharge arrangements.
10.Analyse and act on information to proactively manage and maintain NHS targets and standards.
PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR A MORE DETAILED OUTLINE OF THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to ensure that we provide equity of services across seven days of the week. This post may be reviewed in line with this plan and in some cases an element of weekend working may be required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN - 1st Degree/equivalent
- Recent evidence of study in speciality or related field
Desirable criteria
- Broad range of clinical, post registration experience at senior level
Knoweldge/Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of professional accountability and impact of NHS issues
- Importance of equality, diversity and rights
- Broad range of clinical experience, post registration experience at a senior level
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post graduate level of study in specialist level
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills in difficult situations
- Relevlent specialist clinical skills
- Demonstrates clinical expertise
- Ability to manage own workload, with minimal supervision
- Teaching and assessing skills
- People management skills
- IT skills/email/spreadsheets ability to create and present information
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of service development and change
- Changes in practice using audit
- Ability to create and present detailed reports from information
Values
Essential criteria
- A commitment to quality and safety
- A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and collegues
- A listening, learning and leading approach
- A commitment to work together to create the best outcomes
- Must demonstrates the trust's values around both raising concerns at work and how to treat others who raise concerns
Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be willing to act as a role model
- Must be willing to take personal repsonsabilty
- Must have the courage to speak up
- Must value and appreciate the worth of others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Heather Baggaley
- Job title
- Macmillan Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270612047
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
- Telephone
- 01270 904488
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