Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist - Colorectal Cancer
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
The closing date is 14 May 2025
Job summary
A secondment opportunity has arisen within Cancer Services. If you have experience in colorectal disorders and cancer this could be a great learning and development opportunity for you.
The Associate Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide a supportive cancer nursing service within the hospital. You will work in concert with the Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist to ensure optimal care, which will extend to the patients, carers and their families.
Main duties of the job
- To provide information and support to all suspected cancer patients within this specialty and ensure continuity of care through diagnosis and treatment.
- To provide specialist advice and act as an an educational resource
- To participate in the continuing education of the multi-professional health care team in all aspects of Colorectal cancer
- To facilitate innovative and evidence-based nursing practice through professional leadership and supporting the clinical team
- To participate in clinical audit undertaken in relation to Colorectal cancer and the on-going service development with the support and supervision of the Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Date posted
23 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-7125769-CSS
Job locations
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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