Job overview
Do you have CNS colorectal experience? Do you want to work with a well-established Team in a friendly and supportive environment?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for somebody to join our dynamic CNS Team. You will deliver high quality patient care across both our sites, working as part of the wider colorectal MDT. You will be enthusiastic, motivated and be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the role.
The role involves provision of advice and support to colorectal patients and their significant others at all stages of their treatment journey, including pre and post-surgical intervention and during oncology treatment.
We are passionate about our patients, committed to providing an excellent service, and are looking for a like-minded individual who will support us in delivering a prompt, seamless service.
Essential requirements:
1. RGN with a degree or working towards one
2. Knowledge and experience of caring for patients undergoing colorectal surgery
3. Excellent communication skills
4. Be able to work independently and as part of a Team
5. Oncology experience is desirable
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.
·Key to this role is a collaborative approach with the multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive patient focused service. The post holder will be expected to continue and develop nurse led clinics and stratified follow up to support the consultant's workload and provide continuity of care for cancer patients.
·The role requires an innovative nurse with a sound vision of nursing and a commitment to providing the best patient care. Knowledge and understanding of the research process is desirable.
·Participate in the development and implementation of Integrated Care Pathways, protocols etc. within the Colorectal service area.
·Participate in the development and delivery of in-house training packages throughout the trust
·Responsible for acting in such a manner as to uphold and enhance the good standard and reputation of nursing and the Trust.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
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.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. NMC Registered Nurse
7. Degree in Autonomous/ Clinical Practice
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Relevant acute care experience, including proven experience in cancer services, surgery/endoscopy
9. Evidence of study in colorectal nursing
Desirable criteria
10. Interest in clinical Research
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.