Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join the Colorectal Nurse Specialist team. This role is pivotal in supporting the delivery of an efficient and timely pathway for patients referred via the two-week wait colorectal/anal cancer service.

You will play a key role in facilitating straight-to-diagnostic testing, contributing to the achievement of the 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard for patients with suspected colorectal and anal cancer. Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team across primary and secondary care, you will help ensure patients receive a seamless, high-quality service.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical knowledge of colorectal and anal cancer pathways, alongside a clear understanding of personalised care planning. This role requires excellent communication skills, a high level of autonomy, and the ability to make informed clinical decisions.

Main duties of the job
Provide clinical support, nursing care and clinical leadership for patients referred on the suspected cancer pathway for lower gastro-intestinal (LGI) cancer.

Take patients off the cancer pathway and communicate with them and primary care providers.

The post holder will work as an integral member of the LGI team, collaborating with primary and secondary care clinical and operational teams, to ensure those referred on the pathway receive a high quality, safe, effective and timely diagnostic pathway.

See new referrals into the pathway in a clinic setting and make clinical decisions on next steps. Previous experience of nurse led clinics including physical examinations is desirable.

The role will support compliance against the 28 day and 62 day standard for Cancer Wait Time guidance, working autonomously and in collaboration with colleagues, proactively identifying potential and actual risks for non-compliance with the pathway, instigating mitigating actions or escalating as appropriate.

About us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values: Compassion Respect Integrity Courageous Accountable

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse - valid NMC registration
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience
• Evidence of continued development
• Recognised teaching/mentoring qualification

Desirable

• Postgraduate Certificate in Oncology/Colorectal Cancer or willing to undertake
• Advanced Communication training or willingness to undertake

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Relevant post registration experience in a colorectal surgical setting
• Specialist knowledge or interest in speciality
• Maintaining patient information databases
• Evidence of primary care health delivery strategy
• Caseload and workload management
• Working in partnership with internal and external agencies
• Making direct referrals to members of MDT
• Development of education and training

Desirable

• Evidence of Operational Management in a clinical setting
• Strategic development of health initiatives

Skills
Essential

• Highly developed communication skills
• Liaison, influencing and negotiation skills
• IT Literacy
• Documentation
• Data collection and analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Report writing
• Audit skills
• Presentation skills
• Experience in management of whole systems provision of care

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.