Faster Diagnosis Nurse (FDS) - Lower GI Pathway

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the expanding Faster Diagnosis team focussing on the Lower GI patients. The post holder will be focussed upon the start of the patients cancer journey, including triage, Pre assessing and prescribing ahead of potential diagnostic tests or first outpatients appointments.

This is a centralised service looking across all referrals into the Lower GI team in HHFT as such primary location is flexible although cross site presence is required for multi disciplinary engagement.

If you enjoy change and being part of an ever developing and expanding service this is the role for you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will accept referrals to agreed criteria and be the identified key worker for a patient/client caseload to co-ordinate treatment and care. They will provide advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals.

To practise autonomously, carrying a caseload of patients referred for the suspicion of, diagnosed with or who develop colorectal cancer. Supporting the team in the delivery of a seven day, twenty-four hour service (where applicable) for which you are responsible for or have been delegated the responsibility.

To work as an effective member of the wider colorectal nursing team and MDT, to forge and develop strong working relationships with cancer management and palliative care teams, this includes:

High standards of Professional Practice to ensure quality and safety of patient care, experience and the patient journey

Specialised clinical practice, knowledge, skills and experience.

Supporting and contributing to the team in ensuring that clinical services are delivered to a high quality of care and that all compliance requirements such as CQC and contractual requirements are achieved.

About us

We have a well-established colorectal service at each of our main hospital sites, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and Royal Hampshire County Hospital, with two Colorectal CNS nurses based at each site. At the Basingstoke site our Colorectal team also work closely with the Pseudomyxoma unit to support the delivery of specialist pseudomyxoma care. We would be looking for the successful candidates to join our established team to support in the delivery of care for our Colorectal patients.