Job summary
Lead Colorectal CNS
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Closing Date: Friday 13th March 2026
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Our colorectal service is seeking a dedicated and experience a senior Clinical Nurse specialist to join our our colorectal multi-disciplinary team. This is a pivotal role supporting both surgical and cancer pathways for urology patients, ensuring seamless, compassionate care across the service. The role will involve leading the colorectal nursing team.
Main duties of the job
- The clinical nurse specialist will be a core member of the multi-disciplinary team in providing optimum quality care to colorectal patients within the hospital providing indirect and direct clinical care.
- The post holder will provide specialist nursing advice, care and support to patients with colorectal cancer, and other colorectal conditions and will have knowledge and skills to work autonomously in manging their caseload.
- The post holder will require leadership and management skills to ensure the Colorectal Nursing Service is run effectively and efficiently.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme - find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers with a diagnosis of breast cancer, being assessed, coordinated or cared for in liaison with the multi-disciplinary team.
- Work within the colorectal Surgical Team providing specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team to ensure best practice and optimal outcomes for patients.
- Creates and utilises opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients including advice for patients with a strong family history, genetic probability of colorectal cancer.
- To perform an effective key role within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver cancer waiting time targets and pathway communication utilising the 2 -week wait colorectal triage service utilizing both face- to- face or telephone ensuring this encompasses the needs of patients in line with standards of good practice and cancer validation review recommendations.
- To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff.
- Act as role model, clinical expert and advocate for service users within the Trust and externally.
- To act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching and training.
- Increasing productivity and efficiencies within the unit by providing nurse-led services and providing early intervention to prevent unplanned admissions.
- To communicate with patients and significant others with empathy and reassurance regarding assessment, care and treatment.
- Ensure high-quality care through evidence-based, personalized treatment, supported by a comprehensive assessment of needs, thoughtful care planning, and continuous evaluation of all interventions.
- Acts as a key driver for service improvement/ development.
Managerial
- Responsible for effective management of financial resources within the team.
- Participate with the management of risks and incident management and complaints within the service.
- Provide leadership and effective management to staff employed within the service.
- Initiate projects to raise the profile of the service and team members.
- Active involvement in the development of the service locally and nationally.
- Conduct appraisals for designated staff within the team in line with the trust appraisal process.
- To ensure staffs compliance with statutory and mandatory training.
- Sickness management within the nursing team
- To actively promote the use of Friends and Family cards to gain patient feedback and develop any necessary action plan.
- To ensure the electronic roster is an accurate reflection of the hours staff have worked and completed within the correct time frames
Education and Training
- Update your own clinical and specialist knowledge and participate in clinical audits.
- Provides educational support for healthcare providers and healthcare consumers.
- Develop and maintain links with professional networks.
Research and Audit
- Ensure clinical effectiveness by appraising current research and applying to practice where relevant.
- Develops and participates in relevant nursing and medical research.
- Involvement in team clinical effectiveness, particularly those involving patient pathways.
- Coordinates the development, implementation and review of nursing policies, standard operating procedures relating to colorectal services ensuring evidence based.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers with a diagnosis of breast cancer, being assessed, coordinated or cared for in liaison with the multi-disciplinary team.
- Work within the colorectal Surgical Team providing specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team to ensure best practice and optimal outcomes for patients.
- Creates and utilises opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients including advice for patients with a strong family history, genetic probability of colorectal cancer.
- To perform an effective key role within the multi-disciplinary team to deliver cancer waiting time targets and pathway communication utilising the 2 -week wait colorectal triage service utilizing both face- to- face or telephone ensuring this encompasses the needs of patients in line with standards of good practice and cancer validation review recommendations.
- To undertake all nursing procedures in accordance with Trust policies and ensure that these procedures and policies are understood and adhered to by all staff.
- Act as role model, clinical expert and advocate for service users within the Trust and externally.
- To act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching and training.
- Increasing productivity and efficiencies within the unit by providing nurse-led services and providing early intervention to prevent unplanned admissions.
- To communicate with patients and significant others with empathy and reassurance regarding assessment, care and treatment.
- Ensure high-quality care through evidence-based, personalized treatment, supported by a comprehensive assessment of needs, thoughtful care planning, and continuous evaluation of all interventions.
- Acts as a key driver for service improvement/ development.
Managerial
- Responsible for effective management of financial resources within the team.
- Participate with the management of risks and incident management and complaints within the service.
- Provide leadership and effective management to staff employed within the service.
- Initiate projects to raise the profile of the service and team members.
- Active involvement in the development of the service locally and nationally.
- Conduct appraisals for designated staff within the team in line with the trust appraisal process.
- To ensure staffs compliance with statutory and mandatory training.
- Sickness management within the nursing team
- To actively promote the use of Friends and Family cards to gain patient feedback and develop any necessary action plan.
- To ensure the electronic roster is an accurate reflection of the hours staff have worked and completed within the correct time frames
Education and Training
- Update your own clinical and specialist knowledge and participate in clinical audits.
- Provides educational support for healthcare providers and healthcare consumers.
- Develop and maintain links with professional networks.
Research and Audit
- Ensure clinical effectiveness by appraising current research and applying to practice where relevant.
- Develops and participates in relevant nursing and medical research.
- Involvement in team clinical effectiveness, particularly those involving patient pathways.
- Coordinates the development, implementation and review of nursing policies, standard operating procedures relating to colorectal services ensuring evidence based.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
experience and knowledge
Essential
- Relevant recent experience in colorectal services
- Multi-professional working
- Analytical and assessment skills.
- Demonstrates expertise in the management colorectal services
- Demonstrate experience in leadership and independent decision making.
- Management of a team.
- Have interest in working within colorectal service
- 3 years post registration.
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC registration
- Recognised colorectal qualification.
- Degree or working towards a degree qualification.
- Evidence of continual professional development.
- Leadership/ mentoring course
- Advanced communication qualification level 2
skills and abilities
Essential
- Provide specialist advice to patients/clients, carers, relatives in relation to conditions
- IT and word processing skills
- Able to manage work autonomously
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area.
- Able to present information to professional groups.
- Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
Desirable
- Able to participate/undertake clinical audit & research
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to perform in stressful and complex situation
- Sound clinical reasoning & decision making
- Flexible
Person Specification
experience and knowledge
Essential
- Relevant recent experience in colorectal services
- Multi-professional working
- Analytical and assessment skills.
- Demonstrates expertise in the management colorectal services
- Demonstrate experience in leadership and independent decision making.
- Management of a team.
- Have interest in working within colorectal service
- 3 years post registration.
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse with NMC registration
- Recognised colorectal qualification.
- Degree or working towards a degree qualification.
- Evidence of continual professional development.
- Leadership/ mentoring course
- Advanced communication qualification level 2
skills and abilities
Essential
- Provide specialist advice to patients/clients, carers, relatives in relation to conditions
- IT and word processing skills
- Able to manage work autonomously
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area.
- Able to present information to professional groups.
- Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
Desirable
- Able to participate/undertake clinical audit & research
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to perform in stressful and complex situation
- Sound clinical reasoning & decision making
- Flexible
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
