Clinical Nurse Specialist Colorectal Cancer

Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, innovative and enthusiastic nurse to join our Colorectal Cancer team at Barts Healthcare Trust. You will primarily be based at Royal London and Newham Hospital and work closely with all Colorectal Cancer clinical nurse specialists within the Trust.

The post holder will play a pivotal role in the functioning of the Colorectal Cancer CNS service and be a key member of the team working to deliver a high quality patient experience.

The post-holder will be responsible for a patient caseload and provide expert advice, information and support for our patients. It is essential to possess the knowledge and skills necessary for the post. The post holder will run nurse led clinics to facilitate effective health care delivery on the cancer pathway.

We require someone who can work both autonomously and as part of a team.

Leadership, innovation, motivation and excellent communication skills are essential.

Main duties of the job
To provide a specialist nursing service ensuring that patients referred to the Trust undergoing colorectal surgery receive the highest standard of clinical care and have access to a fully comprehensive support service. This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education, research and audit and professional activities taking into account directorate, corporate, and national policy and within the clinical governance framework.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details
Date posted: 06 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inc
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 259-8211444RLH
Job locations: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Considerably post registration experience including recent experience within colorectal
• Experience of dealing with challenging/complex patients
• Experience at Band 6 or equivalent - Speciality post or CNS post

Desirable

• Experience of nurse led clinics
• Clinical Governance
• Change Management

Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills with MDT and patients
• Flexibility.
• Ability to support the development of others.
• Ability to organize and forward plan.
• Ability to respond to challenges in a proactive way.
• Ability to adapt evidence based practice into the clinical setting.
• Advocacy skills
• Ability to work autonomously and to prioritise effectively
• Ability to readily understand, analyse and interpret information
• Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach
• Ability to work within the nursing team to ensure service improvement
• Ability to respond to challenges in a proactive way.

Desirable

• Comprehensive understanding and utilization of ICT inc Word & Excel
• Ability to develop effective local and national networks

Qualifications
Essential

• Registered first level nurse
• Relevant 1st level Degree or working towards
• Comprehensive knowledge of the needs of colorectal cancer and the implications of this diagnosis for clinical care
• Up to date knowledge of professional issues in nursing quality improvement

Desirable

• Relevant Post Registration Course or Module
• Teaching qualification
• Clinical Supervision Course
• Prep for mentorship course.
• Certificate in counselling / communication skills

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).

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.

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).

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

Employer details
Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom
Employer's website:

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Lead Nurse, Marisa Lima, View email address on meeveem.com