Overview
Band 7 – 37.5 hours per week In this position you will have a key leadership role as a senior nurse within our Colorectal multi‑professional team, providing specialist care and support to patients and carers throughout their Colorectal cancer pathway and beyond. You will be responsible for working collaboratively with a range of healthcare professionals and agencies, providing expert advice and support, ensuring the delivery of high quality and efficient services to meet the cancer priorities of the organisation and the national agenda.
Main duties
The post holder will have a key leadership role as a senior nurse in the team to provide support to patients through their cancer pathway. You will provide the patient, their families and other healthcare professionals with expert advice and support and work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and agencies to ensure high quality care. This role requires you to maintain professional standards, act as a role model and always provide accessible professional leadership. You will be expected to provide education and training to colleagues pertinent to the role and ensure they maintain their own professional development. The role will include some management and strategic responsibilities in addition to report writing, data collection, audit and service development opportunities.
About Us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
Values
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Excellence
Diversity and Inclusion
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. We would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ and Disabled people.
Benefits
Benefits include: flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and more.
Details
Date posted 03 February 2026
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 7
Salary £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number 245-NAM7COLO-02-26
Job locations Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust, Fountain Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 9RW
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focus on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Essential
* Qualifications
o NMC registration
o Advanced Communications course
o Psychological Level II Training
* Experience
o Relevant post registration experience at Band 6 or above in Cancer / Palliative Care
o Leadership & management experience
* Knowledge
o Expert knowledge appropriate to speciality
Desirable
* Evidence of speciality related study
* Previous experience of working at a B7 level
Disclosures
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust, Fountain Street, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 9RW
Employer's website https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/
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