An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our colorectal team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust on the Wexham Park site.
Your role will support patients on the 'Enhanced Recovery Pathway' and also deliver both face-to-face and telephone clinics for patients who have undergone colorectal surgery for bowel cancer in line with the new stratified pathway. The role also supports patients on a best supportive care pathway, offering advice and guidance to patients in the community with incurable cancer.
Main duties of the job
To be a point of contact/Key Worker for patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer at diagnosis, staging, during treatment and in the follow-up period, both face-to-face and via the telephone, and in helping to deliver the enhanced recovery programme (ERP) at ward level. If you have experience in caring for patients with colorectal cancer, within general surgery or endoscopy nursing, we would love to hear from you. This is a challenging but hugely rewarding position for which you will require excellent communication skills, be willing to learn, and have a desire to succeed. You will be fully supported in this by the existing team. About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other: Committed to Excellence, Working Together, and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties. Job responsibilities
The post-holder will act as a Keyworker for a defined group of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer providing a link between patients and health care professionals across primary, secondary, and tertiary care and act as an advocate and ongoing support for patients/families. The post-holder will support the development and evaluation of the colorectal cancer service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-disciplinary framework. The post-holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive nurse-led service that is holistic in its approach, evidence-based, and meets the individual needs of colorectal cancer patients. The post requires the ability to work autonomously whilst being supported within a well-established cohesive nursing team. Work towards being a clinical expert in colorectal cancer with good communication skills. The role requires the ability to work autonomously and independently but within an integrated collaborative team. The post-holder will ensure their role reflects the core components of the clinical nurse specialist which includes clinical practice, management, education, research, and audit, taking into account the national cancer agenda and its impact on service delivery. Please see job description which is attached for detailed job description. Person Specification
Qualifications
RGN Current NMC Registration Teaching and Assessing/Mentorship qualification Experience
Experience on a surgical ward Experience in endoscopy Evidence of leadership Communication
Excellent communication both verbally and written Advanced communication course Psychology level 2 Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. Lead GI and Stoma Clinical Nurse Specialist £39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum INCL HCAS
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To be a point of contact/Key Worker for patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer at diagnosis, staging, during treatment and in the follow-up period, both face-to-face and via the telephone, and in helping to deliver the enhanced recovery programme (ERP) at ward level. If you have experience in caring for patients with colorectal cancer, within general surgery or endoscopy nursing, we would love to hear from you. This is a challenging but hugely rewarding position for which you will require excellent communication skills, be willing to learn, and have a desire to succeed. You will be fully supported in this by the existing team. About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other: Committed to Excellence, Working Together, and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties. Job responsibilities
The post-holder will act as a Keyworker for a defined group of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer providing a link between patients and health care professionals across primary, secondary, and tertiary care and act as an advocate and ongoing support for patients/families. The post-holder will support the development and evaluation of the colorectal cancer service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-disciplinary framework. The post-holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive nurse-led service that is holistic in its approach, evidence-based, and meets the individual needs of colorectal cancer patients. The post requires the ability to work autonomously whilst being supported within a well-established cohesive nursing team. Work towards being a clinical expert in colorectal cancer with good communication skills. The role requires the ability to work autonomously and independently but within an integrated collaborative team. The post-holder will ensure their role reflects the core components of the clinical nurse specialist which includes clinical practice, management, education, research, and audit, taking into account the national cancer agenda and its impact on service delivery. Please see job description which is attached for detailed job description. Person Specification
Qualifications
RGN Current NMC Registration Teaching and Assessing/Mentorship qualification Experience
Experience on a surgical ward Experience in endoscopy Evidence of leadership Communication
Excellent communication both verbally and written Advanced communication course Psychology level 2 Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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. Lead GI and Stoma Clinical Nurse Specialist £39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum INCL HCAS
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