Nurse Specialist

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic, forward thinking and motivated nurse to join the colorectal nurse specialist team. This full time Band 6 role offers a unique opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to support cancer and IBD patients pre and post surgery.

The role will require someone with a high level of interpersonal and communication skill and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team. As a CNS for Colorectal surgery you will be expected to support the nursing team in implementing stoma care and education as well as supporting the patients and their families throughout their pathway both pre and post operatively as well as post discharge.

A key part of our Nursing and Midwifery strategy is to have an empowered and skilled, workforce, who are responsive to the needs of patients. We achieve this by ensuring staff feel supported, clinically, academically and emotionally through Continued Professional Development, Clinical Supervision and the Trust Professional and Leadership behaviours

If you have excellent clinical and communication skills, attention to detail and a proactive nature, as well as the ambition to be responsive in supporting change and improving practices within the colorectal team, this could be a new career challenge to develop and expand your skills and we would like to hear from you and receive your application.

Main duties of the job

• Interview Date: Thursday 22 May 2025
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

• Working as part of the multidisciplinary team you will be actively encouraged to assist with service development and improve the patient experience based on emerging and best practice models of care which is responsive to patient feedback and audit. The role will be instrumental in providing a high level of patient care and supporting excellent patient outcomes.
• You will be expected to meet the essential criteria and processes, including some experience within colorectal surgery, as outlined in the job description and person specifications. You will also be expected to be flexible to the needs of the service. The role will also include working with the wider colorectal team supporting our surgical and IBD patients pre and post surgery to ensure optimal outcomes are achieved.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
• Within the sphere of specialist practice:
• Is working towards advanced knowledge and skills within specialist sphere of practice.
• Contributes to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
• Support the development of nursing practice within the  specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
• Contributes to training and education within specialist area.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.