Overview
Specialist Nurse – Colorectal join our Colorectal team at the Community Diagnostic Centre, Hollinswood House. This fixed-term role covers maternity leave, offering the chance to make a real difference in patient care while developing your skills in a fast-paced, supportive environment.
Responsibilities
* Provide a specialist nursing service to patients on the 62-day suspected colorectal cancer pathway, supporting timely diagnosis and treatment in line with national standards.
* Act as an autonomous practitioner, proactively managing a caseload of patients, providing expert advice, and advocating across care settings and multidisciplinary teams.
* Play a key role in supporting new ways of working and ensuring the patient journey is as smooth and effective as possible.
Why Apply?
* A chance to step into a senior, autonomous nursing role without a long-term commitment.
* Develop leadership and specialist clinical skills in a highly regarded service.
* Be part of a supportive team making a real impact on cancer care.
Additional Information
We are looking for an experienced nurse, confident in higher-level practice, who is motivated to hit the ground running and seize this short-term but career-enhancing opportunity.
* Work as an autonomous practitioner, assessing potentially highly complex patients, planning, implementing and reviewing care within the out-patient setting.
* Manage the urgent cancer pathway nurse-led clinics, including organisation of investigations and interventions and result interpretation as required.
* Be an independent practitioner supporting nurse-led clinics as part of the 62-day patient pathway.
* Liaise with other teams and dependents to ensure patient progression through the pathway as per the Urgent Cancer Pathway Operating Procedure.
* Work within the NMC code.
* Ensure that all local and national HR policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to.
Participating in the TRIOMIC trial, you will join a team of experienced nurses delivering the urgent cancer pathway.
How to Apply
If you are keen to apply and would like to discuss the post or arrange a meeting with potential new colleagues, please contact:
Nicola Tonks, Consultant Nurse Colorectal/Pelvic Floor Disorders — 07514 722767
Mr Lacy-Colson, Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon — 01743 261000
We look forward to receiving your application.
For further details or informal visits contact: Nicola Tonks, Email: nicola.tonks@nhs.net
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