Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) and HPB Clinical Nurse Specialist position within the Single Management Service Gastrointestinal Clinical Service Unit (CSU). The CSU brings together medical and surgical specialties dealing with diseases and disorders of the digestive system under one umbrella. As a Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI)/HPB Clinical Nurse Specialist you will become an integral part of our workforce and form part of our vision for achieving excellence. The post holder will provide expertise care and advice management, be motivated, enthusiastic and willing to work as part of the UGI/HPB nursing service to deliver specialist nursing care for patients diagnosed with UGI cancer through treatment and follow up. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver a nurse led triage service for suspected UGI cancer referrals. Working autonomously to review referrals, select appropriate investigations and manage results, with the support of medical colleagues.
You will have extensive experience as a band 6 CNS and demonstrate effective leadership.
The SMS Service is based across 3 hospitals in Greater Manchester, this post will be based at North Manchester General Hospital but will require cross site working.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will possesses excellent communication skills and have an ability to deal with service users and clinicians over the phone and in person in a polite and compassionate manner, you must have the ability to assess patients suitability to be directed straight to test investigations. You will be expected as part of your role to triage the suspected cancer referrals to the UGI/HPB service by assessing electronic referrals from GP's, communicating with the patient via the telephone to arrange suitable diagnostic investigations and review all results.
You will liaise with all members of the MDT, to facilitate the teaching of ward staff, patients, families and carers of all aspects of UGI/HPB disease. You will also be expected in conjunction with the audit team to record data, compile results and present them to relevant members of the MDT. You must be a dynamic flexible individual with advanced IT, administrative and organisational skills should ideally have a minimum of two year experience in UGI/HPB nursing and have shown a keen interest in developing your clinical skills and knowledge
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant Health degree/working towards
- Qualified in speciality
- Teaching qualification
- Non - Medical prescribing or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Masters or working towards masters in related subject
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum three years at CNS in relevant clinical speciality
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
- Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff and patient groups
Desirable
- Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level.
Knowledge
Essential
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Report writing
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to make calm and rational decisions in the face of adversity
- Evidence of risk management activities
- IT/word processing skills
- Able to demonstrate contribution of nursing role to clinical governance
- Advance Communication skills training or a willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Strong analytical skills and ability to consider the wider picture
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant Health degree/working towards
- Qualified in speciality
- Teaching qualification
- Non - Medical prescribing or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Masters or working towards masters in related subject
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum three years at CNS in relevant clinical speciality
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
- Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff and patient groups
Desirable
- Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level.
Knowledge
Essential
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Report writing
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to make calm and rational decisions in the face of adversity
- Evidence of risk management activities
- IT/word processing skills
- Able to demonstrate contribution of nursing role to clinical governance
- Advance Communication skills training or a willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Strong analytical skills and ability to consider the wider picture
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Manchester General Hospital
Delaunays Rd, Crumpsall, Manchester
North Manchester
M8 5RB
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
