Staff Nurse

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom St Mary's Hospital Part time

Job overview

As a Band 7 Colorectal Straight to Test Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within the Two-Week Wait (2WW) Gastrointestinal (GI) Clinic. You will be responsible for supporting service users referred through the Urgent Suspected Cancer Pathway, ensuring timely assessment, diagnostic accuracy, and appropriate management decisions. This role demands advanced clinical expertise, strong communication skills, and autonomous decision-making to optimise patient outcomes throughout the diagnostic pathway.

Main duties of the job

You will deliver evidenced based practice, clinical diagnostic protocols, and use highly advanced communication skills in supporting patients throughout the diagnostic pathway; using advanced clinical assessment skills to ensure relevant clinical information is available to the multi disciplinary team. You will use specialist nursing knowledge to review and interpret all clinical investigatory results and determine next pathway stage; including discharge and referral back to GP, or referral to specialist services as required. You will demonstrate a higher level of practice, at Masters level 7, through the provision of specialist nursing knowledge and expertise in the delivery of diagnostic pathways, including all GI (Gastrointestinal) suspected cancer, if needed to cover other specialty. You will assess various patient groups, including those referred via Faster Diagnosis Standard or Routine pathway safely and effectively, applying History Taking and Physical Assessment skills, and prescribe necessary medications such as bowel preparation, as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria

1st level (active) registration First level degree in related subject. Evidence of Masters Level 7 learning Independent Non-medical Prescribing Qualification

Desirable criteria

Research Qualification

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

Minimum of 3 years relevant post registration experience in cancer/ surgical/ GI / endoscopy nursing. Minimum of 2 years' experience at band 6. Evidence of teaching experience, either formally or in informal settings. Knowledge of NHS operational and strategic issues and their impact on colorectal services. Knowledge and understanding of colorectal cancer pathways including 2ww/FDS routes.

Desirable criteria

Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist Evidence of sound organisation, leadership and management

SKILLS AND ABILITY

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills including the ability to assess patients over the telephone using advanced listening skills. Advanced clinical decision-making skills involving the patient's informed choices History taking and physical assessment skills. Teaching/assessment and presentation skills Computer literate.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of implementing changes within practice.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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