Job summary
- Main area
- Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist (Colorectal Cancer)
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6 developmental role or Band 7 depending on experience
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 193-7222828PCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £37,338 - £52,809 pro-rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist (Colorectal) - 22.5 hrs p/w
NHS AfC: Band 6 developmental role or Band 7 depending on experience
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 6/7 Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist (Colorectal Cancer)
This is a part-time post for 22.5 hours per week.
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce that we have a new opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Berkshire Cancer Centre.
We are looking for a dynamic, well-motivated and compassionate nurse with experience in cancer care, chemotherapy or cancer surgery to join the Colorectal Cancer CNS team.
The role offers opportunities to develop your skills to become an autonomous and independent practitioner in an interesting and fast moving field of oncology.
This is an exciting time to join the team as there are plans to increase our nurse-led working to enhance the care for people with colorectal cancers.
The post can be offered as a Band 7 or a Band 6 developmental post with the opportunity to undertake relevant training and education.
At Band 6 you will be fully supported to fulfil competencies which will enable you to progress to Band 7.
At Band 7 you will be able to undertake further professional development to support you in your future career progression.
We strongly encourage informal visits, email or telephone contact about the post.
Main duties of the job
Colorectal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists support people diagnosed with colorectal cancer by providing expert advice, psycho-social support and information on their disease, investigations, treatment and follow-up care.
The Colorectal Cancer CNS team work together, and with the interdisciplinary team to help deliver an expert specialist service to those diagnosed with gynae cancer.
The Colorectal Cancer CNS team help to care for patients at all stages of their cancer journey and through a variety of treatments in a kind, compassionate manner.
The team are committed to the development and delivery of high quality holistic patient care. They play an active part in clinical practice, management of patient caseload, education, research, audit and professional activities relating to Colorectal cancer care.
The team cares for people diagnosed with primary and secondary/metastatic colorectal cancer.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsibilities of the role are:
Working as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with colorectal cancers.
Providing holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care.
Responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of this patient group.
Working with other professional groups in secondary and primary care.
Providing specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.
Clinically manages and engineers the cancer pathway for patients with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
Works strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.
Participation in/leading clinical audit in own area.
Participates in and facilitates/undertakes research in specialist field.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12)
- ENB 998/ Slice, C&G 730 or equivalent
- Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Qualification in specialist area of colorectal cancer nursing and/or oncology
- Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area of colorectal cancer nursing and/or oncology
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Advanced communication skills training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant post registration experience in cancer or appropriate speciality (at band 6 if suitable for band 7 post)
- Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing
- Experience of successful change management
- Experience of multiprofessional team working
- Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care
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
- Nicky Dann
- Job title
- Macmillan Cancer CNS Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01183228061
- Additional information
Nicky Dann (Macmillan Cancer CNS Team Leader) via 0118 322 8061 / [email protected]
Rebecca Kirby (Cancer CNS - Co lead) via 0118 322 7511 / [email protected]
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