Job summary
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Faster diagnosis standards nurse (FDSN) to join our gynaecology nursing team at Frimley Health.
The remit of this role will be to Support the faster diagnosis and improved outcomes for patients with gynaecological cancers through triage and assessing all gynaecology referrals coming into the service ensuring that our clients are getting the right appointment in the right place at the right time. This role is pivotal to achieving the faster diagnostic standard by working alongside the clinicians and administrators to achieve early assessment and efficient progress through the pathway milestones.
Main duties of the job
You will have responsibility for promoting high standards of specialist care for patients referred for investigations into possible gynaecological cancer ensuring a quality experience. You will also be expected to be resource both within the trust and the community for clinical advice and information.
The post holder is expected to work collaboratively with and refer to other relevant allied health professionals and medical colleagues as required.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must be a Registered General Nurse with 2 years relevant post registration experience at Band 6 or above, in cancer, and /or gynaecology specialty nursing as you will be supporting our patientson a cancer pathway (TWR / 28-day pathway).
For an informal discussion please contact Andrea Anderson Head of Midwifery and gynaecology nursing on 0300 6154542 email andrea.anderson@nhs.net or Alison Welch, Gynaecology Matron alison.welch@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
You must be a Registered General Nurse with 2 years relevant post registration experience at Band 6 or above, in cancer, and /or gynaecology specialty nursing as you will be supporting our patientson a cancer pathway (TWR / 28-day pathway).
For an informal discussion please contact Andrea Anderson Head of Midwifery and gynaecology nursing on 0300 6154542 email andrea.anderson@nhs.net or Alison Welch, Gynaecology Matron alison.welch@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of working with cancer patients
- Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in the past two years.
- Three years' experience working at Registered Nurse level in a cancer or surgical speciality
- Registered Nurse NMC Level 1 Registration
Desirable
- Training within oncology
- IT skills in producing and understanding Excel spread-sheets
- Understanding and knowledge of cancer pathways
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience of working with cancer patients
- Demonstrates professional updating of knowledge in the past two years.
- Three years' experience working at Registered Nurse level in a cancer or surgical speciality
- Registered Nurse NMC Level 1 Registration
Desirable
- Training within oncology
- IT skills in producing and understanding Excel spread-sheets
- Understanding and knowledge of cancer pathways
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
