Job summary
We are seeking a motivated and dynamic nurse to join our colorectal team as a Colorectal Cancer Pathway Nurse Practitioner. This exciting opportunity aims to facilitate faster diagnosis for patients on a 28 day pathway, providing care and support for patients on suspected cancer pathways. We are seeking a nurse with colorectal and/or relevant general surgical experience who is looking to develop their career. The post requires a unique individual who can work alongside our nursing and medical colleagues in surgery and cancer services as well as working autonomously. Training and support will be provided. The post will require cross site working.
This specialist nursing in post will:
- triage patients referred onto the suspected colorectal cancer pathway (TWR / 28 day pathway)
- support the faster diagnosis and improve outcomes for patients with suspected colorectal cancer by organising appropriate investigations
- review and action on results of investigations
- improve patient experience by ensuring effective communication and being a point of contact within the colorectal team
- support the Colorectal Cancer Pathway Nurse Specialist
- deputise for the Colorectal Advanced Nurse Practitioner in their absence
Main duties of the job
You will be the point of contact for patients referred onto the colorectal suspected cancer pathway/Two-Week Rule. Main duties of the role are:
Triage patients referred onto the suspected colorectal cancer pathway (TWR / 28 day pathway)
Support faster diagnosis and improve outcomes for patients with suspected colorectal cancer by organising appropriate investigations
Review and action on results of investigations
Improve patient experience by ensuring effective communication and being a point of contact within the colorectal team
Attend and participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings and patient tracking list meetings, helping to identify delays in the patient pathway and work towards reducing delays
Develop effective working relationships with the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance, the CCG and primary care, including data collection for audit purposes to aid service improvement.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- On-site Nurseries
- On-site staff cafes
- On-site parking
- Support in career development
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work alongside the colorectal team and cancer services to support and facilitate faster diagnosis for patients on a suspected cancer pathway. Full support alongside our Colorectal Nursing team will be offered throughout. The post requires an individual who can work alongside our nursing and medical colleagues in surgery and oncology and also work autonomously once confident to do so. The successful candidate will complete telephone clinics. The post will require cross site working and support tertiary referrals.You will have a clear understanding of the surgical nursing, cancer pathways, and be committed to improving patient experience. You will also be committed to the development of specialist nursing practice and demonstrate evidence of ongoing professional and academic development. You will be required to complete the necessary training required to order radiological tests.
A successful appointment will depend upon interview and fulfilling service requirements.
For further information about this post, please contact:
Stephanie Wetherell, Lead FDS Nurse on stephanie.wetherell@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work alongside the colorectal team and cancer services to support and facilitate faster diagnosis for patients on a suspected cancer pathway. Full support alongside our Colorectal Nursing team will be offered throughout. The post requires an individual who can work alongside our nursing and medical colleagues in surgery and oncology and also work autonomously once confident to do so. The successful candidate will complete telephone clinics. The post will require cross site working and support tertiary referrals.You will have a clear understanding of the surgical nursing, cancer pathways, and be committed to improving patient experience. You will also be committed to the development of specialist nursing practice and demonstrate evidence of ongoing professional and academic development. You will be required to complete the necessary training required to order radiological tests.
A successful appointment will depend upon interview and fulfilling service requirements.
For further information about this post, please contact:
Stephanie Wetherell, Lead FDS Nurse on stephanie.wetherell@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Relevant knowledge, skills and competency gained through clinical experience working at a senior level
- Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards
- Post-basic qualification in cancer or a relevant subject in colorectal nursing care / management
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Advanced communications skills training or prepared to work towards
- Clinical Assessment Skills Course or prepared to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience at Band 6/7, in cancer, and /or surgery nursing
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Evidence of advanced communications skills
- Ability to lead and influence change
- Experience of undertaking audits.
Desirable
- Involvement in quality surveillance programmes
- Previous experience in triaging patients referred onto suspected colorectal cancer pathway
Knowledge
Essential
- NHS Constitution
- Trust vision, values, strategic objectives and key work programmes
- Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
- IT literate
- Knowledge of cancer performance and standards
- Demonstration of cancer standards and strategies
- Knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support these needs
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication with all service users and other staff to ensure that care, treatment and support is not compromised.
- Understanding of all service users' communication, physical & emotional needs.
- Enhanced clinical management and nursing knowledge / skills
- Leadership, change management and motivational skills
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of the team.
- Organisation and negotiation skills.
- Flexible attitude to working
- Analytical and judgement skills
- Information management skills including data collection and analysis, report writing and critical appraisal
- Ability to hold a clear strategic vision and develop implementation plans to contribute to the development of the service
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary forum with credibility and in a time-effective manner
- Complex decision making skills
- Ability to address and resolve conflict
- Able to provide a customer focussed service
Attitude, Behaviour and Values
Essential
- Always puts patients first
- Customer service focus
- Willing and able to take personal responsibility
- Demonstrates passion for excellence
- Seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered
- Takes pride in their work and their team
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives
- Respects, values and cares for others
- Supports learning and development of self and others
- Supports and promotes equality and diversity
Other requirements
Essential
- Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy
- Treat patients, visitors, colleagues with respect
- Treat people who use the services, and colleagues, with respect.
- Must be able to demonstrate that you have knowledge of your professional code of conduct and guidance issued by your professional body and that you adhere to these.
- Demonstrates skills in diplomacy
- Demonstrate ability to be calm, objective, assertive, confident, yet approachable.
- Recognition of own limitations
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Commitment to self-development
- Commitment to service development
- Reliability
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to challenge status quo
- Able to travel between sites
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Relevant knowledge, skills and competency gained through clinical experience working at a senior level
- Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards
- Post-basic qualification in cancer or a relevant subject in colorectal nursing care / management
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Advanced communications skills training or prepared to work towards
- Clinical Assessment Skills Course or prepared to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience at Band 6/7, in cancer, and /or surgery nursing
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Evidence of advanced communications skills
- Ability to lead and influence change
- Experience of undertaking audits.
Desirable
- Involvement in quality surveillance programmes
- Previous experience in triaging patients referred onto suspected colorectal cancer pathway
Knowledge
Essential
- NHS Constitution
- Trust vision, values, strategic objectives and key work programmes
- Understanding of current NHS issues and initiatives
- IT literate
- Knowledge of cancer performance and standards
- Demonstration of cancer standards and strategies
- Knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support these needs
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication with all service users and other staff to ensure that care, treatment and support is not compromised.
- Understanding of all service users' communication, physical & emotional needs.
- Enhanced clinical management and nursing knowledge / skills
- Leadership, change management and motivational skills
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of the team.
- Organisation and negotiation skills.
- Flexible attitude to working
- Analytical and judgement skills
- Information management skills including data collection and analysis, report writing and critical appraisal
- Ability to hold a clear strategic vision and develop implementation plans to contribute to the development of the service
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary forum with credibility and in a time-effective manner
- Complex decision making skills
- Ability to address and resolve conflict
- Able to provide a customer focussed service
Attitude, Behaviour and Values
Essential
- Always puts patients first
- Customer service focus
- Willing and able to take personal responsibility
- Demonstrates passion for excellence
- Seeks out and takes opportunities for improving the service offered
- Takes pride in their work and their team
- Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives
- Respects, values and cares for others
- Supports learning and development of self and others
- Supports and promotes equality and diversity
Other requirements
Essential
- Able to demonstrate that you are honest, reliable and trustworthy
- Treat patients, visitors, colleagues with respect
- Treat people who use the services, and colleagues, with respect.
- Must be able to demonstrate that you have knowledge of your professional code of conduct and guidance issued by your professional body and that you adhere to these.
- Demonstrates skills in diplomacy
- Demonstrate ability to be calm, objective, assertive, confident, yet approachable.
- Recognition of own limitations
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
- Commitment to self-development
- Commitment to service development
- Reliability
- Ability to prioritise
- Ability to challenge status quo
- Able to travel between sites
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
