Clinical Nurse Specialist - Complex Colorectal Cancer

The post-holder will work as part of a dedicated highly-specialist complex colorectal cancer multidisciplinary team which offers a tertiary service to individuals diagnosed with locally-advanced and recurrent rectal cancers and colorectal peritoneal metastases. They will be expected to demonstrate a high level of practice in both her/his direct care of patients and in her/his ability to plan and develop services to support complex colorectal cancer care.

Through the key skills of leadership, innovation and clinical expertise s/he will facilitate and deliver care which is patient-centred, safe and effective.

The post holder will play a key role in facilitating and co-ordinating the patient pathway. By working collaboratively with clinicians, administrators and service managers they will promote, develop, review and redesign care pathways which are responsive and relevant to complex colorectal cancer patients' needs.

• Implement processes along the patient pathway to ensure it is managed efficiently, smoothly and in accordance with targets and agreed timescales.
• Working with clinical areas to facilitate a co-ordinated and streamlined pathway of care which revolves around the patient and their family's individual needs.
• Provide robust timely and comprehensive assessment and personalised care planning.
• Support the delivery of pre- and post-operative nursing care and personalised discharge planning.
• Co-ordinate and deliver comprehensive arrangements for communicating with patients and their local teams (who may be located far away).
• Support facilitation of clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings to meet the standards and requirements of specialist commissioning and the national framework.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

"We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR)."

Applicants are strongly encouraged to refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for comprehensive details of responsibilities, requirements and role expectations.

• Registered Nurse Degree level
• NMC registration
• Post registration qualification appropriate to cancer speciality
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to clinical area

• Recognised teaching qualification or working towards
• Masters degree or working towards
• Fundamentals in Cancer Care (Level 7 module) or equivalent
• Advanced communication skills qualification
• Level 2 Psychology skills certificate

• Relevant post registration experience at band 6 or above in oncology or tumour site related clinical area
• Previous experience of teaching and developing teaching materials
• Demonstrate evidence of highly developed clinical practice with experience of dealing with complex clinical scenarios and interpreting complex needs of patients

• Previous experience working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Experience in audit and research
• Ability to lead and influence change
• Experience and knowledge in colorectal surgery
• Experience in running nurse-led clinics

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