About this role
Job summary
The Macmillan Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is an advanced practitioner delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the colorectal cancer pathway, supporting patients through both the surgical and oncological pathway. The post holder will manage a defined caseload, act as key worker, coordinate MDT care, and contribute to service development, education, and quality improvement.
Main duties of the job
Act as key worker, ensuring continuity, coordination, and a personalised approach to care Deliver nurse-led clinics, holistic needs assessments, and end of treatment summaries Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support timely decision-making and care planning Provide expert clinical advice, education, and psychological support to patients, carers, and staff Contribute to audit, service development, and implementation of evidence-based practice
About us
With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London.
A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the role, responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the attached document.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree (BSc) or equivalent in a health related subject, or working towards NMC Adult registered Nurse Advanced practitioner through formal qualification (Degree) and or extensive clinical pertinent to the area(
Skills Essential
Advanced communication skills Strong leadership skills (1) Autonomous practitioner(1) Excellent written and oral communication
Desirable
Experience in audits/data base updates Service improvement experience Advanced decision making skills Physical Assessment skills
Experience Essential
Relevant demonstrable and transferable experience in the area of speciality Leadership and management experience Clear understanding of safeguarding procedures
Desirable
Project management skills
Knowledge Essential
Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers with different levels of understanding Training and teaching abilities Demonstrates an understanding of clinical risk Knowledge of research /data collection /projects
Others Essential
Flexible
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.
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 St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Georges Hospital NHS Foundation trust
Blackshaw Road
Tooting
SW17 0QT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)