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About
We provide a full range of acute clinical services from Northampton General Hospital and Danetre Hospital in Daventry. We are a designated cancer centre and have recently invested in a number of additional specialist services, including in-patient renal services and interventional cardiology. All elective inpatients and emergency admissions are screened for MRSA. As part of our work to improve clinical outcomes we are taking part in a national patient safety programme and have invested in systems to capture patients views on the service we provide. We understand that sometimes a small change can make a big difference for patients.
Our whole focus is on improving the quality of care given to our patients. We see quality as encompassing the following elements:
Clinically effective services
Safe services
The best possible experience for patients
We also believe in involving others in what we do and celebrating success.
Colorectal Nurse Specialist
Accepting applications until: 30-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 30-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Colorectal Nursing Team, Northampton General Hospital
- Address
- Cliftonville
- Town
- Northampton
- Postcode
- NN1 5BD
- Major / Minor Region
- Northamptonshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 Per Annum / Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Colorectal
Job overview
We have an exciting role within the Colorectal Nursing Team.
You would be responsible for the implementation of the dedicated nurse led triage service for patients referred with a suspicion of Lower GI Colorectal Cancer.
You will ensure that patients are aware that they are on a cancer pathway, identifying and addressing any obstacles that may hinder any timely diagnostic investigations, referring patients back to the GP who do not meet the essential criteria.
You will aid the patient through their diagnostic pathway.
You will fulfil key roles within the Colorectal Multidisciplinary team in co-ordinating the care that colorectal patients receive.
Are you this person? If so, please contact either Lisa Tibbles or Carole-Anne Sims
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Working as part of the Colorectal Multidisciplinary Team, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all colorectal patients and their carers have access to expert information, advice and support from the point of diagnosis and throughout the illness experience.
In collaboration with the colorectal surgeons, Directorate Matron and Cancer Lead Nurse, the post holder will have responsibility for developing, delivering and evaluating an innovative, high-quality service for patients.
The post holder will liaise with other healthcare professionals across primary and secondary care to ensure a seamless service for patients and their carers.
Working for our organisation
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.0
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Corporate Responsibilities: Working as part of the Colorectal Multidisciplinary Team, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all colorectal patients and their carers have access to expert information, advice and support from the point of diagnosis and throughout the illness experience. In collaboration with the colorectal surgeons, Directorate Matron and Cancer Lead Nurse, the post holder will have responsibility for developing, delivering and evaluating an innovative, high-quality service for patients. The post holder will liaise with other healthcare professionals across primary and secondary care to ensure a seamless service for patients and their carers. Supporting Clinical Excellence: Triage patients referred onto the suspected colorectal cancer pathway with support of senior colleagues, policies, and protocols. To autonomously manage and undertake nurse led telephone triage clinics for patients with colorectal symptoms working within agreed protocols. Comprehensively take patients’ clinical history and request further investigations as necessary working to agreed protocols. Provide explanation of implications of investigation results to patients and their carers. To assess individual requirements for information and take into account personal preference regarding investigation/treatment options. Facilitate the management of colorectal patients attending the Trust, ensuring their pathway is timely, seamless and of a high quality. Supporting Patient Excellence Demonstrate advance practice in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care, documenting the outcomes of consultations in the clinical notes. People/Management Excellence: Promote collaborative working relationships and effective communication between all members of the cancer multidisciplinary team. Professional Responsibilities: Actively engage in the development of policies and clinical guidelines in collaboration with the Directorate Matron/Cancer Lead Nurse, which are necessary to support the developing colorectal specialist nursing service. Influence decisions regarding service delivery through participation in local and network meetings. Quality Assurance and Monitoring: Demonstrate continual evaluation of practice within Colorectal Nursing, making agreed changes. Identify areas of practice which may be expanded to ensure the best clinical outcomes for patients. Establish and maintain links with the Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialists across the trust. Policy and Service Development Responsibilities: Contribute to the management of the service. Identify own personal development needs to work at advanced level and take appropriate action to ensure these needs are met. Demonstrate knowledge of the clinical trials relevant to colorectal cancer. Research and Development Responsibilities: Collect activity data to demonstrate the effectiveness of the specialist nursing service. Conduct audit and evaluation to monitor the effectiveness of the role and participate in local, network and national audit as required. Initiate and be actively involved in nursing research. Promote best practice ensuring care is evidence based. General Responsibilities: To implement and aid the continuing development of the dedicated Nurse Led Lower GI triage service in line with national directives. To undertake a clinical assessment of patient’s referred on the 2WW pathway using an agreed template within the guideline time frame. To book appropriate investigations ensuring the patients have been assessed as per clinic proforma To counsel patients prior to the invasive investigation procedure, providing written information to meet the individual needs of patients/carers as needed. To refer patients back to their GP if they do not meet the essential referral criteria To ensure those patients have a full understanding of the pathway and the necessity and urgency of any requested procedures. To develop written information for patients about the nurse led service, providing contact details for advice and support. To develop local protocols to reflect the National Cancer Faster Diagnosis Standards to support the implementation of the nursing service. To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and other national regulations. To undertake training to develop confidence and competence in ordering diagnostic tests, maintaining a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate extended practice. To work autonomously as a nurse specialist, recognising own limitations and when to seek advice from the clinical team. To act as a specialist resource for GP’s and other healthcare professionals relating to Lower GI cancer, providing expert nursing advice and support. To promote collaborative working relationships and effective communication with the members of the Lower GI multidisciplinary team and with Primary Care. To have expert knowledge of the Lower GI pathway, working to agreed protocols. Demonstrate an ability to work across organisational and professional boundaries. To identity own personal development needs to work at an advanced level and take appropriate action to ensure that these are met. To maintain a personal professional profile, demonstrating clear evidence for nursing revalidation. To participate in the self-assessment against the national standards related to upper GI cancer, taking part in the NHS England Quality Surveillance Program. To ensure the nurse led service is development in line with national directives related to Lower GI cancer. To collect activity data to demonstrate the effectiveness of the specialist nursing service. To assist in audit compliance against the National Lower GI Timed Pathway to determine compliance against the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard. To actively seek feedback from patients/carers to inform service developments. To work in collaboration with the Cancer Clinical Director to provide education and training to GP’s referring into the nurse led service. To evaluate the effectiveness of the nurse led service, implementing change to enhance the patient/carer experience. To identify areas of practice this may be expanded to promote optimal care and the best outcomes for patients. To initiate and be actively involved in nursing research/audit. Undertake independent face to face clinics as service needs.
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At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
- Compassion
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courageous
- Accountable
To apply for this post, scroll down to the bottom of this page and select “apply online now”.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.
For further information on nursing, apprenticeships, A&E or any other departments please visit our specific website or pages that are indicated on the right hand side of this advert.
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS
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.
Person specification
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
- Level 2 Psychological Support Training or willingness to undertake
- Advanced communication skills training or equivalent level of education or training (or willingness to undertake) Level 2 or equivalent
- Be proficient using IRMER, or a willingness to complete the training package
Desirable criteria
- A recognised teaching qualification
- Registered independent nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 5 years experience post registration with clinical experience at Band 6 or above
- In-depth knowledge and experience of caring for patients living with colorectal disease
- Experience of multi-professional working (MDT)
- Knowledge of the lower GI 2WW straight to test pathway and application of these guidelines.
Desirable criteria
- Leadership & Management
- Knowledge of assessment and triage of lower GI 2WW patients referred from GP
- Experience of leading research/audit
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing support, advice and information to patients and their carers
- Excellent communication skills
- Good interpersonal/ negotiation skills including the ability to work effectively as part of the MDT Team
- Ability to exercise own initiative and to work autonomously where appropriate. (Time management/organisation skills)
- Ability to work under pressure whilst recognising own stressors and able to act accordingly
- Ability to audit service and initiate change
- To be computer literate
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Innovative, leadership skills, motivated
- Teamwork
- Problem solver, negotiator
Documents
- Colorectal Nurse Specialist (PDF, 416.6KB)
- Colorectal Nurse Specialist (PDF, 416.6KB)
- Staff Fair Processing Statement (PDF, 90.4KB)
- Respect and Support Document (PDF, 207.1KB)
- Code of Conduct (PDF, 235.2KB)
- Code of Conduct - Band 7+ (PDF, 140.0KB)
- Benefits and NGH (PDF, 379.3KB)
- Useful Links (PDF, 185.9KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Tibbles
- Job title
- Colorectal Nurse Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01604 545464
- Additional information
Carole-Anne Sims Colorectal Nurse Practitioner
carole-anne.sims.nhs.net
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