Macmillan Colorectal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

A Vacancy at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

A full-time jobopportunity has become available within the Macmillan Specialist Colorectal Cancer Nursing team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. Fancy a change? Join our well-established clinical nurse specialist team, supported by a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Colorectal Cancer, in caring for people being diagnosed and treated for colorectal cancer.

Your role will be to provide information and support to colorectal cancer patients from the point of diagnosis throughout their surgical and oncological management and living with and beyond cancer into their survivorship. As a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in promoting the best patient experience possible.

The post holder will provide specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers with Colorectal cancer diagnosis. You will deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patient's changing health care needs, including using holistic needs assessment and responsive care planning (HNA). You will be required to work autonomously and developing collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries. You will work collaboratively to develop patient pathways and be responsible for the continuous review and development of the nursing service. The post holder provides expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice. Working with the Multidisciplinary Team and Cancer Management Team you will ensure that your cancer service complies with the national standards for safety and quality, which are assessed through National Cancer Peer
Review Process and actively contribute with work plans resulting from Peer Review assessment.

LNWUH NHS Trust incorporates St Mark's Hospital - a Tertiary Centre specialising in the field of Intestinal and Colorectal Disease. We are a centre of excellence in clinical care, as well as research and education. You will receive many opportunities for development within our team.