Job summary
- Main area
- Colorectal/Lower GI
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 210-2024-560
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £58,972 - £68,525 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Colorectal Nurse Consultant
Band 8b
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviors.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time 37.5 hours per week
The Division of Planned Care are excited to offer this newly created role of Nurse Consultant in Colorectal.
The post holder will work as an independent consultant practitioner delivering a comprehensive service to patients, employing a high degree of personal and professional autonomy demonstrating highly advanced clinical expertise, competence, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in all aspects of clinical care. Demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of the patient group.
The post holder will contribute to the clinical and strategic direction for the development of the service and will be a key member of the senior clinical and management team, providing senior leadership and influencing organisational initiatives related to the specialist area. Lead the development and implementation of a research strategy within the service, resulting in increased research activity and wider understanding of the service.
They will work in partnership with clinical, nursing, managerial and administrative teams.
Main duties of the job
The Nurse Consultant will work as part of the Colorectal Team, working within the scope of practice. They will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care, which may include highly complex disease presentation.
The Nurse Consultant will take responsibility for leading and strategically developing the Colorectal Cancer Service and manage the rapid assessment service for suspected Colorectal cancers and to support delivery of the faster diagnosis standard for the Trust. They will also support development of holistic care from diagnosis, prehab, through to palliation.
The Nurse Consultant will act as a clinical expert and professional resource to the multi-professional team, patients, and carers within their specialist service. They will liaise and collaborate with colleagues in the delivery of high quality, clinically effective care, prioritising, and utilising evidence-based best practice. Working autonomously, the Nurse Consultant will utilise their advanced clinical expertise to develop and implement Colorectal clinical pathways in line with national guidance and deliver appropriate interventions.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification
- Endoscopist qualification.
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Research course and published experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical reasoning and decision-making skills
- Extensive knowledge of clinical pathways and pathology for Colorectal cancer patients
Desirable criteria
- Evidence in delivery of nurse led service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Yvonne Humphreys
- Job title
- Directorate Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244364047
- Additional information
We would welcome discussion with any interested candidates and would be pleased to arrange a visit to the Department for you. For further details please contact:
Mr Chris McFaul, Clinical Lead/Consultant General and Lower GI Surgeon.
TEL: 01244 365262
Mrs Kate Holloway, Lead Upper GI Nurse
TEL: 01244363210
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