Lower GI Clinical Nurse Specialist

Full job description
Band 7
Main area
Cancer
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
343-7327090-RB-SK
Site
Epsom St Helier Hospitals
Town
Carshalton
Salary
£51,883 - £58,544 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/07/2025 23:59
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.


Job overview
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join our dedicated team of Lower GI Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists as a Band 7 CNS.

We are looking for an experienced nurse with evidence of professional development that is innovative, motivated and enthusiastic with excellent communication and organisational skills. Experience in colorectal nursing, cancer nursing and/or a previous role as a CNS will be advantageous for applicants.

Main duties of the job

This Band 7 role allows the postholder to develop professionally, gaining extensive lower GI cancer knowledge, advanced communication skills and autonomous management of a patient caseload while ensuring the provision
of excellent patient care in accordance with national guidelines.

Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Lower GI Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at Epsom and St Helier.

Person specification
Qualifications Training
Essential criteria
Registered General Nurse
BSc healthcare related
Desirable criteria
MSC healthcare related
Mentorship or equivalent qualification
Advanced communication skills training
Level 2 Psychology support skills
Experience
Essential criteria
Relevant experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
In depth knowledge of current practice
Holistic patient assessment
Professional issues in nursing and healthcare
Clinial supervision
Clinical governance
Research/clinical audit
Teaching staff and patients
Set and maintain standards/protocols of care
Computer skills

Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.
Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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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.

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