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Job summary

Main area
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Grade
Band 6
Contract
12 months (Fixed term: 12 months)
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
408-25-533
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park Hospital
Town
Wirral
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rota
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2025 23:59

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Colorectal Macmillan Specialist Nurse

Band 6

 

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Job overview

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic senior Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS ) to our Colorectal Nursing team within the surgical division . You will need to have a background in cancer nursing and be keen to innovate, lead, and improve services .

The  post is a permanent Macmillan CNS post and the post holder will work with the current band 7 ensuring highest standards of care for colorectal patients. The role will work closely with the Trust Personalised Care Lead Nurse focusing on driving the personalised care agenda and service improvements .

The  band 6 role will work collaboratively with band 7 and MDT.

Main duties of the job

Job description applies

To work with the band 7 to maintain the Colorectal  service

Clinical expert and role model demonstrating high standards of quality care and providing clinical leadership  to others. As clinical expert lead the development of clinical nursing services within the field, implementing national cancer initiatives at a local level contributing towards strategic decision making and implementing policies appropriate to the speciality.

Acting as key worker the CNS will use and apply advanced technical knowledge of cancer and treatment within the speciality to oversee and co-ordinate services, personalise the pathway of care for individual patients to ensure the complex information and support needs of patients and families are addressed.

Leads by example and delivers specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patient care, promoting best practice and supporting less experienced colleagues and non cancer specialist to achieve high quality personalised core for people living with cancer

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Colorectal Macmillan Specialist Nurse position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered General Nurse
  • First level degree or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Post Basic Qualification in Cancer/Palliative Care
  • Recognised Teaching qualification
  • Clinical diagnostics
  • Nurse Prescribing
  • Advanced Communication skills training
  • Psychological Skills Training (HNA)

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable Experience within cancer /speciality
  • Evidence of continued professional development
  • IT Literate
Desirable criteria
  • Previous CNS Experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Macmillan cancer Support
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of MDT working
  • Teaching/ Presentation Skills
  • Teaching Experience
  • Experience of audit/ research
  • Experience of working with Somerset
  • Previous experience of nurse led clinics

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Diplomatic
  • Calm and objective
  • Assertive, confident, yet approachable
  • Recognition of own limitations
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm.
  • Empathic
  • Flexible attitude to working
  • Ability to deal with difficult emotional situations
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to work autonomously and part of a team.
  • Ability to motivate self and others.
  • Personally, and professionally mature

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of the National and local cancer Strategy
  • Knowledge of the National Cancer patient Experience Survey
  • Knowledge of the Personalised Care agenda
  • Ability to travel across sites
  • Ability to Influence change

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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
Emilia Mark
Job title
Lead Colorectal Macmillan CNS
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
extension 3334
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