Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic appropriately experience, qualified nurse to join the colorectal team at James cook university hospital for a 12 month maternity cover.
The post holder will provide specialist nursing support to patients with Colorectal Cancers and will be an integral part of the multi-professional colorectal cancer team
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be mentored and supported by the Colorectal Cancer Nurse Specialist Nursing team and will carry a supervised caseload providing specialist nursing advice, information and support to patients with colorectal cancers and their families at all stages of their disease, and, in particular whilst they are being cared for at South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust thus ensuring a smooth transition of care from primary surgery through to radiotherapy/chemotherapy and into the community. Strong links will be expected to be maintained across the surgical and oncology pathway to ensure seamless care for the patient.
The post holder will liaise with services within South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust and with other key partners such as community teams, social services, hospices and voluntary agencies to ensure quality service provision for all patients under their care. They will contribute to improving clinical practice, enhancing service provision and streamlining patient focused care. The post holder will be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and network with other professionals, locally and nationally for the purpose of contributing to developing practice, research and audit, development of standardised patient information, and clinical supervision.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
3. Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
5. NMC level 1 registration
6. 1st level degree or working towards
7. Specialist qualification in cancer care/colorectal nursing or willing to undertake
8. Teaching Qualification ENB 998 or C&G 730 or equivalent
9. Hold a record of continuous professional and academic development.
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Extensive post registration experience.
11. Recent experience in cancer care
12. Experience in supporting and managing cancer patients
13. Experience of input into audit
14. Experience in managing change
15. Understanding and experience of service improvement
16. Experience of working within a busy clinical environment and within multidisciplinary teams.
17. Evidence of continuing professional development
18. Experience of implementing protocols and guidelines
Knowledge
Essential criteria
19. Knowledge of audit and research processes and its application
20. Knowledge of the Clinical Governance agenda and NHS Plan
21. Knowledge about the development of the specialist nurse role in a modern NHS
22. Understanding of the need for strong commitment to high standards of patient care and the active involvement of users in the development of the service
23. Ability to work in a complex environment across the whole of the cancer pathway
24. Advanced interpersonal/communication skills including self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
25. Ability to contribute to development of staff/service as part of a team to optimise resources
26. Ability to manage self effectively
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.