Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Grade
- 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 357-LN-039-25-VCP69
- Employer
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trust wide
- Town
- Lincoln
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist
7
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Colorectal Nursing teams for a Band 7 Colorectal Nurse Specialist. We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a strong team ethos.
You will join our established Colorectal Nursing teams across the Trust providing specialist leadership, care and support to a variety of colorectal patients. This will include those with both benign and malignant disease. It is a dual role requiring provision for both colorectal and stoma care patients. You will be acting as a source of expertise and knowledge to both patients and health care professionals
Main duties of the job
· To provide professional specialist leadership and effective management of resources ensuring high standards of nursing care are delivered to all colorectal patients.
· To utilise specialist knowledge and skills within the multi-disciplinary management team, caring for patients with colorectal disease, both benign and malignant. It is a dual role requiring provision for both colorectal and stoma care patients.
· To provide a specialist nursing service offering compassionate, sensitive care where physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs are met.
· The post holder will act as a source of expertise and knowledge for both patients and health care professionals.
· The post holder will be aware of current clinical research protocols, investigations and procedures employed in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal disease. Initiate, lead and teach others in the implementation of innovative practice.
· To develop and implement clinical guidelines and standards.
- Undertakes research and leads clinical audits in own specialist area.
- The post holder will support current Band 7 in day to day management of current services
- The post Holder will participate in management of nurse led cancer surveillance programmes and RACC (Rapid Access Colorectal Cancer Pathway) Triage.
Working for our organisation
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (first level)
- BSc (hons) degree or equivalent or working towards
- ENB 216 or equivalent (degree level specialist course) or willingness to undertake
- ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree or eqivalent
- Non medical prescribing (V300)
- A counselling course preferably cancer related
- Willingness to undertake relevant courses such as physical assessment and history taking
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant colorectal/stoma care experience at band 6 level
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delivering education programmes
- Knowledge of clinical effectiveness and audit
- Experience of working in a colorectal/general surgical ward
Specific requirements
Essential criteria
- Driving licence (Full)
- Ability to provide a high standard of care with a flexible approach
- Be able to articulate their vision for the development of the colorectal services within the site
- Demonstrate awareness of current changes in the NHS
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
Desirable criteria
- Manual dexterity
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- High knowledge level of surgical treatment options and new developments
- High level of interpersonal skills and management skills
- Ability to empathise with specific client group
- Team player
- Leadership and change agent skills
- Good time management
- Good networking skills
- Competent in basic computer skills
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
- Sharon Kelham
- Job title
- Matron - General Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07741600335
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