Job summary
As a Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will work autonomously to coordinate and deliver specialist care for patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer throughout their treatment, follow-up, and survivorship journey. Lead nurse-led clinics, support patients receiving systemic anti-cancer treatments, and provide holistic, evidence-based care tailored to individual needs.

Offer psychological, emotional, and informational support to patients and their families, ensuring care is delivered with dignity, compassion, and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams and allied health professionals, coordinate seamless patient-centred care, facilitate informed decision-making, and advocate for patients throughout their cancer pathway.

The role includes contributing to service development through the creation of clinical guidelines and protocols, supporting the Personalised Care and Support agenda, participating in audit and research activities, and promoting evidence-based practice. Act as a specialist resource for healthcare professionals, support patient support groups, and contribute to continuous service improvement to enhance patient outcomes and experience.

Main duties of the job
Experienced Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist with expertise in delivering autonomous, patient-centred care across the cancer pathway. Skilled in holistic assessment, treatment planning, patient advocacy, advanced communication, and multidisciplinary team working. Demonstrates strong leadership in service development, quality improvement, audit, research, and implementation of evidence-based practice in line with NHS Cancer Plan and NICE guidance.

Experienced in managing complex caseloads, leading nurse-led clinics, coordinating care across acute, community and palliative settings, and supporting patients to make informed decisions. Committed to service innovation, patient experience, staff development, and continuous professional growth, with a proven ability to influence practice and drive improvements in cancer care.

About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Details
Date posted: 02 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Per annum pro rata for part time staff
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 190-3240-DIR
Job locations: Weston Park Hospital, Whitham Road, Sheffield, S10 2JS, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications

• Essential: Registered General Nurse
• Essential: Nursing Degree
• Essential: To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Essential: Evidence of post registration academic development
• Essential: Leadership skills course extensive management experience with HR issues
• Essential: Evidence of working at Masters level or willing to undertake study at Masters level
• Desirable: Leadership skills course extensive management experience with HR issues
• Desirable: Non-medical prescribing
• Desirable: APACS

Experience

• Essential: Substantial post registration experience
• Essential: Experience of colorectal cancer care, management and knowledge of disease processes
• Essential: Advanced analytical and clinical reasoning skills to support judgement and decision-making skills to deal with differential diagnoses during the dynamic pathways
• Essential: Evidence of autonomous practice and running nurse led clinics
• Essential: Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Essential: Evidence of a flexible approach to service development.
• Essential: Ability to manage change effectively.
• Essential: Evidence of academic and managerial achievement.
• Essential: Ability to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Desirable: External working including GPs and CCGs'
• Desirable: Experience of patient examination and history taking
• Desirable: Counselling skills
• Desirable: Experience in health promotion
• Desirable: Knowledge of national agenda on improving cancer services

Skills and Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge and understanding of colorectal cancer treatments
• Essential: Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Essential: An understanding of audit and research-based nursing practice
• Essential: Ability to lead and influence change across professional groups
• Essential: An understanding of resource management
• Essential: Organise and manage a diverse group of staff
• Essential: Ability to consult and liaise with a range of professionals
• Essential: Commitment to equal opportunities and can demonstrate knowledge of the national and local equity and diversity agenda
• Desirable: Evidence of autonomous practice and running nurse led clinics

Personal Qualities

• Essential: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including specialist skills to communicate with staff/patients in relation to complex and sensitive issues
• Essential: Demonstrates high motivational skills
• Essential: Non-judgemental and able to adapt different working environments, working across multiple sites
• Essential: Strategic thinking
• Essential: Able to demonstrate Excellent leadership skills
• Essential: Excellent organisational skills
• Essential: Innovation
• Essential: Imaginative
• Essential: Motivational team worker

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Weston Park Hospital, Whitham Road, Sheffield, S10 2JS, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sth.nhs.uk

For questions about the job, contact: Matron Kerry Hopcraft, kerry.hopcraft@nhs.net, 01142265131

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