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Job summary

Main area
Lower GI Cancer
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7292970
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Barnet Hospital
Town
Barnet
Salary
£53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/09/2025 08:00

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 Colorectal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

The Stoma/ERAS CNS is a key worker role to address patients’ health concerns and work to promote their health and wellbeing.  Using their skills and expertise in Stoma Care, the CNS provides physical and emotional support to their patients, coordinates their care services, and informs and advises them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness.  This leads to a more positive outcome for patients.  The post will incorporate the CNS role dimensions of expert clinical practice, education, leadership, management and research and support the implementation of the enhanced recovery pathway

 

Main duties of the job

The Stoma/ERAS Clinical Nurse Specialist will be required:

To assist in the provision of professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient with a gastrointestinal stoma, acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.

To liaise effectively with all members of the Hospital Multidisciplinary Team and Community Team to achieve a seamless specialist service in stoma care

To help to achieve delivery of gold standards of care to reduce length of hospital stay and readmission rates to achieve parity with the NCL providers

To lead and contribute to the creation of patient information.

Support implementation of Enhanced Recovery pathway of care for colorectal patients and work with the Multidisciplinary Team to ensure that all aspects of Enhanced Recovery pathway are optimised

To provide formal and informal training and education within pre assessment and ward areas to embed the ERAS pathway of care

To lead and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and policies both internally and externally.

Provide telephone follow up of patients following discharge from enhanced pathways of care

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Act as a keyworker for a clinical caseload, working to coordinate care and provide easy access for ongoing support to patients.

Provide professional and clinical leadership, providing a highly visible and authoritative presence ensuring the delivery of excellence in core, specialist and advanced nursing practice, audit, research, and service and practice development agendas.

To identify outcome measures which illustrate the quality of the service with a particular emphasis on establishing ways to show patient related outcome measures. 

Recognises and champions innovations in nursing practice ensuring they are supported, evaluated and contribute to develop an evidence base to meet the needs of the patients, families, relatives and staff. 

Communicates highly complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff.

This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425.

 

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent
  • Recognised teaching or mentorship qualification
  • Post registration qualification relevant to specialty.
  • Advanced assessment skills
Desirable criteria
  • Masters degree or working towards
  • Independent nurse prescribing course or willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantial post-registration experience in area of specialty
  • Previous experience of research and audit
  • Evidence of teaching junior members of staff
  • Proven evidence of improving the patient experience
Desirable criteria
  • Undertaken nurse led clinics
  • Current experience of line management of staff

Skills and Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Expert specialist skills for the post
  • Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
  • Skilled in use of computer/keyboard
  • Ability to problem-solve, prioritise and to work to deadlines.
  • Ability to motivate staff and improve individuals and team performance.
  • Ability to develop collaborative working relationships with multi professional teams
  • Demonstrates evidence of knowledge and ability to undertake change management.
  • Able to manage stressful situations and challenge decisions to ensure that patient needs are met.
  • Able to lead, manage and motivate others in complex problem solving and assessment skills

Personal Qualities & Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Be a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate credible and professional approach
  • Evidence of proven, on-going professional development
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work as a team and form professional relationships with colleagues.
  • Diplomatic and calm
  • To be flexible and approachable

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kim Jaggs
Job title
Lead Colorectal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07929791029
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