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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join our colorectal team as an Associate Band 6Clinical Nurse Specialist. Working alongside the band 7 colorectal CNS , you will provide high quality, evidence based care to patients with bowel cancer their cancer treatment journey.
You will be a registered nurse with NMC registration, ideally with experience in colorectal nursing or a strong willingness to undertake the relevant competences and training. You will have excellent communication skills as well as organisational skills and have a passion to deliver patient centred care, supporting individuals through complex treatment pathways.
Main duties of the job
Supporting patients through diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, ensuring holistic and compassionate care. Prepare cases for the colorectal multi-disciplinary meetings (MDT) ensuring data and completeness and accuracy. Complete Macmillan Holistic needs assessments and signpost patients to appropriate services. Collaborative working with the wider MDT to optimise patient outcomes. Contribute to service development, initiatives and quality improvement. You will be expected to provide education and training to patients, relatives and junior members of staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In this position you will have a key role working within and supporting a multi-professional team, providing specialist care and support to patients and carers throughout their cancer pathway and beyond. You will be responsible for working collaboratively with a range of healthcare professionals and agencies, providing specialist advice and support, to ensure the delivery of high quality and efficient services to meet the cancer priorities of the organisation and the national cancer agenda.
This role requires you to maintain professional standards, act as a role model and work collaboratively and effectively with members of the Multidisciplinary Team. You will be expected to provide education & training to colleagues pertinent to the role and ensure they maintain their own professional development.