Job summary
- Main area
- Colorectal
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 164-7195423
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queens Medical Centre
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Colorectal Nurse Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to work within a small, specialised team managing patients referred in for 2ww diagnostic colonic investigations.
The purpose of this role will be to support in the review of patients referred into the RCCD Rapid Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis 2ww pathway in a non-patient facing role, over two days per week.
This is a non-patient facing role. Strong communications skills are essential to ensure accurate information is given and received over the phone with patients, and that this is transcribed accurately into an electronic referral and/or detailed letter to both patients and healthcare professionals.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities will include:
To work, as part of a small team, through the daily referrals for patients referred in on the RCCD pathway and to review their referral against the pathway criteria.
To support the vetting of the patients referred in on the colorectal RCCD 2ww referral pathway.
To assess patients over the phone for their diagnosis procedure, giving them all the information needed, answering their questions honestly and coordinating the date for their procedure with both Endoscopy and Radiology
To ensure the GP and the administration team are fully informed of the investigation plan and there is a documented record of this.
To deliver, develop and maintain a quality, patient centred pathway of care
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working hours are usually Monday to Friday.
Flexibility is required to cover later finishing clinical activity but usually based around 8am to 6pm.
Usual patterns of working would be over two days. This day may vary week-by-week, although there is potentially the option of a fixed day off if the clinical workload allows.
There may be an opportunity to work remotely once the supernumerary period had been completed and competencies have been signed off.
There may be the need to provide a 7-day service in the future resulting in weekend working being required.
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc in Nursing or similar health specialism or working Desire to do MSc
Desirable criteria
- MSC in Nursing or similar health specialism or working/committed to completing. Non-Medical Prescriber IRMer Certified (Independent Radiology Non-Medical Requester)
- Non-Medical Prescriber.
- IRMeR Certified (Independent Radiology Non-Medical Requester)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Currently working in Acute Colorectal/Endoscopy area as a Band 5/6
- Assessing patients suitability for radiological or endoscopy investigations
- Experience of interpreting patients results
Desirable criteria
- Telephone assessment experience for assessing patients suitability for radiological or endoscopy investigations
- Experience of working to a pathway or algorithm
Communication
Essential criteria
- Basic computer skills
- Experience of using Excel Spreadsheets
- Experience of communication within a Multi-Disciplinary Team
- Experience of communicating sensitive information and bad news
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Communication Course
- Previous experience of full medical assessment
- Experience of making clinical requests on Careflow and Notis
- Experience of dictation
- Ability to interpret results and make plans of care appropriately
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload, recognise and respond appropriately to urgent situations.
- Demonstrate an ability to delegate appropriate tasks to other colleagues.
- Demonstrate knowledge of current issues relating to the NHS policies.
- Experience of clinical decision making
- Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of data collection and analysis
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kim Quigley
- Job title
- Colorectal Nurse Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Sarah Thomson
Colorectal Nurse Practitioner
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