Band 7 Upper Gastrointestinal Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior nursing post within the division of Surgery. This post would suit someone who is highly motivated and looking for an opportunity to develop further.

We are seeking a compassionate, dynamic and motivated individual to join our well established and supportive Upper GI CNS team.

Your communication and interpersonal skills will be highly developed as they are integral to your success in providing the highest standard of care and support to patients with an upper GI cancer diagnosis, as is the ability to manage distressing situations involving patients and careers and act as a key worker to ensure single point of contact during a complex pathway.The ability to work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team, along with developing positive and collaborative relationships are integral to this role. This position provides an excellent role for a registered nurse who has experience in either Cancer services, Surgery, and or Endoscopy. It provides a new exciting challenge for an individual who is looking to gain experience or a career in specialist nursing practice.

You will need to be self-motivated and have a flexible approach to work, have good organisational skills and the ability to influence others, acting as a role model across disciplines and demonstrate excellent communication skills with computer literacy, awareness of cancer pathways, and some experience of the somerset database.

Main duties of the job

• To demonstrate clinical decision-making skills and an ability to monitor and improve standards of care within the Upper GI service. The UGI CNS will be influencing patient care with a multi-faceted approach that includes clinical knowledge, teaching and audit. In discussion with the Lead CNS and other CNSs within the team, the post holder will equip the primary carers with the required skills and knowledge to facilitate a high standard of care to all patients with upper GI cancer from referrals and throughout their disease trajectory.

• To ensure a collaborative approach with the multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive patient focused service. The UGI CNS's main role is to provide care to patients with Upper GI cancer. The specialist nurse will acquire the specialist knowledge to enable them to give advice in symptom control, emotional and psychological support. The CNS will develop communication pathways with key stakeholders across health and social care. The role requires an innovative nurse with a sound vision of nursing and a commitment to providing a high standard of individual patient care. The CNS will influence patient care by working with the other CNSs to develop their skills in the sphere of clinical practice, management, leadership, education, research and audit and professional activities. The CNS will work under supervision to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge as specified within the competency framework.

About us

Under the leadership of our Chair Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, we provide care for the residents of three of the most diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.

Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London.

As we recover from Covid-19, we're proud to be leading the way nationally in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive forour teams to innovate and change.

We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and our performance against the four-hour emergency access standard remains challenged, in comparison to many other London trusts.

We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.

Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

GI Specialist Nurses

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

GI Specialist Nurses

Romford

RM7 0AG

Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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