Advanced Practitioner (Colorectal Surgery)

Overview

In this role you will practice as an autonomous Advanced Practitioner within the colorectal service, delivering patient-centred care across diagnostic, treatment and ongoing management stages. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to manage suspected colorectal cancer plus urgent and elective colorectal/general surgical cases, contributing to service development, teaching and research. The position offers a structured training pathway for those developing into the role, with a focus on innovation and excellence in patient care.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working schemes
• family friendly policies
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 33) plus bank holidays
• occupational health services
• staff discounts
• NHS Pension scheme

Responsibilities

• Autonomous clinical assessment of complex colorectal patients and development of management plans
• Independent non-medical prescribing
• Teaching and education across the Trust
• Service development, audit participation and clinical supervision
• Working within the MDT and on-call duties for general surgery/SDEC flow
• Advanced clinical procedures applicable to the role
• Collaboration with colleagues, consultants and operational leads
• Leadership and management activities (20% of time)

Key requirements

• Established Advanced Practitioner or experienced clinician with surgical experience and potential to train
• Ability to work autonomously with complex decision making
• Experience with clinical teaching, audit or service development (preferred)
• Good communication and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team

• teamwork
• communication
• leadership
• independent non-medical prescribing
• advanced clinical procedures
• clinical supervision

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