Clinical Nurse Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Gastroenterology Specialist Nursing Team and also work alongside the colorectal team as a Lower GI Straight to Test Clinical Nurse Specialist. This post is based at Whipps Cross University Hospital site within Barts Health NHS Trust. This is a band 7 role depending on experience.

The post-holder will assess patients in outpatient clinics who have been referred via the lower GI straight to test telephone assessment service and the 2 week wait colorectal pathway, ensuring patients receive the most appropriate investigations in a timely manner., The post holder will be the first point of contact for people being referred to Whipps Cross University Hospital site via the straight to test telephone assessment service and 2 week wait lower GI service for suspected colorectal cancer.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.