# Straight to Test Triage Colorectal Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
- **Location:** Lister Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T14:05:31.482Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Stevenage/East_North_Hertfordshire_Teaching_NHS_Trust/Colorectal_Nursing_Team/Colorectal_Nursing_Team-v8228048
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8228048?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are recruiting for a Straight to Test Triage Colorectal Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Are you looking to join a dedicated, proactive team? A vacancy has arisen in the Colorectal nursing team for a straight to test triage nurse. The role involves telephone assessment of patients on the cancer pathway. Good communication skills are essential, the ability to make clear clinical decisions and work closely in a small team. We offer you to be part of a supportive, reflective and forward-thinking team, who work together for the improvement of care for patients.

Informal visits are essential, please contact Jackie Hayward 01438285684

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

### Main duties of the job

On a day-to-day basis you will be reviewing cancer referrals which come in on the Colorectal pathway.

Following protocols to triage patients.

A concise, clear, competent assessment of the patient. This can be an anxious time for patients, so compassion and understanding are required.

You will need to be competent in IT skills and databases. Alongside this you may be required to present data at monthly meeting

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Team working
- Strong Leadership skills
- Organisational skills & prioritising workload
- IT skills including excel

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Audit skills
- Current knowledge of cancer pathways
- Knowledge of current colorectal clinical issues

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Evidence of compassionate leadership
- Evidence of team working and respect

### Previous Experience

**Essential**

- Extensive endoscopy/ colorectal ward experience
- Managing a caseload
- Evidence of innovation and change
- Band 6 Leadership
- Nurse led patient assessment clinics

### Qualifications / Training

**Essential**

- RGN part 1 or part 12 NMC register
- Educated to Degree
- Evidence of CPD

**Desirable**

- Advanced communications skills
- Working towards Masters level

## Documents

- [stt triage nurse (pdf, 392.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10665590)
- [additional role expectations (pdf, 90.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10670445)
- [showcasing our teaching commitment (pdf, 5.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2905)
- [must read guidance notes - application forms (pdf, 91.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=549)
- [policy statement - recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=551)
- [guidance on secondments for internal applicants (pdf, 101.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2748)
- [guidance notes for applicants - how your data is used and stored (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=550)

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