Clinical Nurse Specialist - Colorectal

Employer The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Community Diagnostic Centre Town Stafford Park 1, Telford Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum / pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/01/2026 23:59

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Colorectal NHS AfC:
Band 7 Job overview

An exciting and unique short-term opportunity has arisen for a highly Specialist Nurse to join our Colorectal team at the Community Diagnostic Centre, Hollinswood House. This is a fixed-term role covering maternity leave, offering the chance to make a real difference in patient care while developing your own skills in a fast-paced, supportive environment. The post holder will:

• Provide a specialist nursing service to patients on the 62-day suspected colorectal cancer pathway, supporting timely diagnosis and treatment in line with national standards.
• Act as an autonomous practitioner, proactively managing a caseload of patients, providing expert advice, and advocating across care settings and multidisciplinary teams.
• Play a key role in supporting new ways of working and ensuring the patient journey is as smooth and effective as possible.

Why Apply?

• A chance to step into a senior, autonomous nursing role without a long-term commitment.
• Develop leadership and specialist clinical skills in a highly regarded service.
• Be part of a supportive team making a real impact on cancer care.

We are looking for an experienced Nurse, confident in higher-level practice, who is motivated to hit the ground running and seize this short-term but career-enhancing opportunity.

Main duties of the job

• Work as an autonomous practitioner assessing potentially highly complex patients, planning, implementing and reviewing care within the out-patient setting.
• Managing the urgent cancer pathway nurse-led clinics including the organisation of investigations and interventions and results as required.
• To be an independent practitioner supporting nurse-led clinics as part of the 62-day patient pathway
• To liaise with other teams and dependents to ensure that patient progresses through the pathway as per the Urgent Cancer Pathway Operating Procedure.
• Work within the NMC code.
• To ensure that all local and national HR policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to.

Working for our organisation

Participating in the TRIOMIC trial you will join the team of experience nurses delivering the urgent cancer pathway.

If you are keen to apply and would like to discuss the post or arrange a meeting with potential new colleagues, please do not hesitate to call Nicola Tonks on  or Mr Lacy-Colson, Consultant Colorectal and General Surgeon on  We look forward to receiving your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person specification Qualifications

• Sufficient post registration experience to prepare for this post
• 1st Level Nursing Degree (working towards)
• Evidence of own academic education / continuing CPD
• RGN
• Working towards specialty related MSc
• History taking and physical examination course

Knowledge, Behaviours and Experience

• Experience in a multi-professional setting
• Experience of liaising with Primary Healthcare Providers
• Evidence of audit involvement
• Experience of running Nurse-led clinics
• Knowledge of statistics/report writing
• Ability to produce patient information and educational material

Skills

• Ability to conduct own projects and follow through.
• Advanced Communication skills qualification (CAT accredited) or working towards

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