Colorectal and Anal Clinical Nurse Specialist

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/18/2024

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated nurse to join the Clinical Network Services Division. The post will involve offering specialist nursing input to patients with Colorectal & Anal Cancer. Together with the established Colorectal and multi-disciplinary team, the CNS will aim to deliver a world class patient experience.

The CNS will work within the busy and dynamic Colorectal team. The majority of patients will be receiving treatment to control their cancer and often have supportive and palliative needs. Sign posting patients to appropriate services, providing advice, support and symptom management is a fundamental aspect of the CNS role.

The post holder will be line-managed and work in conjunction with the Band 7 Colorectal and Anal cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurses

The successful candidate will be highly motivated and driven to improve patient care and experience. The candidate must have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. They will also have well-developed clinical and professional leadership skills to encourage and promote best outcomes for patients, their relatives and carers. The ability to work autonomously is paramount for this post together with confidence to engage and work with a range of colleagues at all levels and from all professional groups

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Sarah Mitchell, Colorectal Specialist Nurse on 0161 956 1617, David Wilson Colorectal Specialist Nurse on 0161 956 1618, Janette Beech, Colorectal Nurse Clinician on 0161-9182194 or Olive Craven Colorectal Nurse Clinician 0161 446 3756

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Mitchell Job title: Clinical nurse specialist Email address: Sarah.Mitchell51@nhs.net Telephone number: 0161 918 7002