Colorectal Nurse Specialist

An opportunity has arisen to join the Colorectal cancer nurse specialists at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. We are a dynamic and passionate service responsible for delivering high quality cancer care to our patients. We are committed to supporting the continued professional development of our team.

The post holder will have a key leadership role as a senior nurse in the cancer multiprofessional team, providing support to patients throughout their cancer pathway. You will provide expert care and support to patients and their families, working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and agencies to ensure high quality care. You will act as a role model and provide accessible, professional leadership at all times.

You will provide specialist education and training for colleagues pertinent to their role, to support the professional development of others as well as your own. The role will include some management and strategic responsibilities in addition to report writing, data collection, audit and service development opportunities. You will promote evidence-based practice within the speciality through the integration of expert clinical practice, education, and displaying a commitment to nursing research.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

The post holder will have a key leadership role as a senior nurse in the cancer multiprofessional team, providing support to patients throughout their cancer pathway. You will provide expert care and support to patients and their families, working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and agencies to ensure high quality care. You will act as a role model and provide accessible, professional leadership at all times.

You will provide specialist education and training for colleagues pertinent to their role, to support the professional development of others as well as your own. The role will include some management and strategic responsibilities in addition to report writing, data collection, audit and service development opportunities. You will promote evidence-based practice within the speciality through the integration of expert clinical…