Nursing - Clinical Nurse Specialist - Colorectal

  • Department Specialist Nurses - Colorectal Surgery
  • Salary £47,810.00 – £54,710 per annum
  • Closing Date 03/02/2026
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital with cross site working at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
  • Job ref 223-NSC-059
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract 12 month fixed term due to short term funding (secondments considered for internal applicants)
  • Hours 37.5 hours per week

Job overview

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a specialist Nurse to join the Colorectal team working cross sites to deliver and coordinate the care of patients with colorectal disease.

The post holder will contribute to - 

  • providing specialist nursing service to patients with suspected colorectal cancer and patients undergoing treatment and follow up.
  • supporting the patient along the cancer pathway, to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment within national standards
  • supporting patients who have undergone stoma surgery.
  • proactively manage a caseload of patients to involve the provision of specialist advice, liaison and advocacy with appropriate Health Care Professionals across all care settings and multidisciplinary teams. 

Funding for these posts is secured for a fixed term for 12 months.

We are looking for someone who is ready to develop their clinical and leadership skills, who has experience in a nursing post and is keen to hit the ground running to ensure we can make the most of this opportunity.  

Main duties of the job

  • Work as an autonomous practitioner assessing potentially highly complex patients, planning, implementing and reviewing care within the out-patient setting.
  • Delivering the urgent cancer pathway nurse-led clinics including the organisation of investigations and interventions and results as required.
  • Provide holistic care to patents undergoing colorectal treatment including stoma formation.
  • Provide support to patients following end of treatment.
  • To liaise with other teams and dependents to ensure that patient progresses through the pathway.
  • Work within the NMC code.
  • To ensure that all local and national HR policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to

Working for your organisation

You will join a team of experienced specialist nurses at The Shrewsbury and Telford Trust. 

If you are keen to apply and would like to discuss the post or arrange a meeting with potential new colleagues, please do not hesitate to call Nicola Tonks on 01743 261144. We look forward to receiving your application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Candidate Pack
Apply Now

The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

Look around a little and browse our jobs...

There are many exciting opportunities available for dedicated and loyal staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

Is it time you made a change?

 

Search Nursing Jobs
Search Doctors Jobs
Search Clinical Support Jobs
Search Non Clinical Jobs

Need help applying?

If you have any problems applying online please contact us on sath.recruitment@nhs.net or call 01743 492 402 for Non-Medical positions OR sath.medicalrecruitment@nhs.net  or call 01952 641222 for Medical Recruitment.

 

Testimonials