Job summary
- Main area
- Colorectal
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (tuesday to Friday. 8-4pm)
- Job ref
- 339-ASCR4794-LMH
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- southmead hospital
- Town
- bristol
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Colorectal Specialist Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
This role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse, you should have the ability to manage a group of patients alongside working with the MDT. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal skills and show clinical leadership experience. They must be able to demonstrate a compassionate approach to the care of patients and the public, whilst also possessing the ability to ensure robust clinical operational demands are met.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will assist in managing the North Bristol Trust Colorectal Care CNS team across Southmead Hospital.
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Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, enthusiastic, organised, compassionate and reliable. As an effective core team member and clinical role model they will contribute to the provision of the highest standard of personalised care and support to our patients, their families and carer; from diagnosis, through treatment and beyond.
The post holder will utilise skills of leadership, clinical expertise, specialist education and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, carers and staff. The post holder will provide highly complex advice, support and information from the time of referral through to diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway.
The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence based personalised care and support (PCS) according to patients changing health care needs, through holistic assessment and in line with the NBT PCS quality strategy.
The CNS is an autonomous practitioner and has the freedom to act to influence patient care and service provision. They will be a patient advocate at multidisciplinary team meetings on their specialist area.
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Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
- Evidence of Masters level learning/demonstrates willingness to undertake.
- Advanced communication skills course and level 2 or above psychological skills training
- Evidence of ongoing professional development and clinical experience, cancer or palliative care module
- Able to manage and prioritise own workload autonomously. Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative
- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in a changing environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong, professional leadership qualities, assertive and clear about professional accountability and advanced practice
Desirable criteria
- Extensive years CNS experience within colorectal speciality
- Leadership and management experience at band 7
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Brook
- Job title
- Lead Colorectal CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01174140514
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
People & Transformation Division
North Bristol NHS Trust
Southmead Hospital
BS10 5NB
- Telephone
- 0117 4141151
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