Complex Polyp Clinical Nurse Specialist

Complex Polyp Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 15 July 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team of specialised health professionals dedicated to the Aintree site complex polyp service. This role is to run the complex polyp service with support from a Nurse Endoscopist service lead. Complex polyp experience is essential.

The complex polyp service sits under the Gastroenterology Clinical Nurse Specialist team, with close links to the surgical CNS and BCSP teams.

• Management of patients requiring high risk complex endoscopic procedures.
• Autonomous nurse‑led clinics, including new patient assessment, histology, site check and surveillance clinics.
• Reviewing complex polyp referrals, listing for complex polyp MDT and referring onto other MDTs where appropriate.
• Leading the complex polyp MDT and acting upon the outcomes, communicating these to patient/referring team.
• Attend SERC / SPECC MDT and act upon the outcomes of any non‑surgical patients.
• Patient communication and support.
• Perform specialist assessment of patients’ nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
• Manage clinical caseload of patients providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation.
• Assist in the running of nurse‑led clinics within Speciality.
• Contribute towards a multi‑professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives.
• Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self‑manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
• Recognise changes in patients’ condition that require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate.
• Assist the multi‑disciplinary team in resolving patient problems, by providing new and innovative models of case management.
• Assist in the delivery of high standards of patient care.
• Work in partnership with lead clinicians, General Managers and the Matron to ensure the delivery of high standards of patient care.

• Qualifications
  • Registered Nurse / Midwife.
  • Post‑basic specialist qualification relevant to speciality.
  • Recognised teaching qualification.
  • First degree.
  • Masters.
  • Research qualification.
• Experience
  • Extensive clinical experience.
  • Evidence of the application of management / leadership skills and managing staff.
  • Evidence of undertaking the relevant speciality successfully at Band 6.
  • Participation in research.
  • Experience as Specialist Sister.
• Skills
  • Teaching / assessment skills.
  • Ability to motivate self and others.
  • Evidence of audit and change management ability.
  • Organisation and negotiation skills.
  • Evidence of leading and facilitating change.
  • ECDL.
• Other
  • Diplomatic.
  • Assertive and confident.
  • Recognition of own limitations.
  • Able to travel between sites.
  • Flexibility.
  • Evidence of continued professional development.
  • Personal and professional maturity.
  • Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata.