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Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2024 |
| Location: | stevenage, SG1 4AB |
| Company: | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6343726/361-CAN-6178893-A |
Summary
We are recruiting for a Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for a highly motivated Nurse who is committed to delivering excellent patient care and who takes pride in what they do, they will work within the colorectal nursing team to improve and enhance the patients' journey. The post holder will contribute to the on-going role in the development of the service for patients with Colorectal disease and Colorectal cancer; mainly in the palliative and Living with cancer setting. Excellent communication skills are paramount, an ability to prioritise workload, whilst working as part of a team is also essential.
We are looking for an enthusiastic qualified Nurse who can demonstrate current experience/ significant experience at band 6 level working in the field of colorectal surgery/cancer/palliative care. We would consider this as a developmental role for the right candidate. Experience of managing nurse led clinics is desirable. We are keen to recruit a passionate, accomplished team player.
The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive excellent communicator, who works well within a team, whilst also autonomously supporting a case load.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
The post holder is a recognised expert in the field of Colorectal cancer, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures. Where applicable and qualified as a Nurse Independent Prescriber, prescribe any drugs within clinical competencies.
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care.
Required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area.
Develop the palliative care pathway for colorectal cancer patients. Managing nurse led clinics, overseeing palliative Colorectal in patient episodes and liaising with oncology consultants
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Friday 7 Jun 2024