Gynaecology Oncology Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Gynaecology/Oncology Nurse Specialist based in the Ipswich Hospital & within the specialist gynaecological cancer centre. The centre provides complex surgery to women from across Essex & Suffolk working with Colchester & Chelmsford hospitals as part of the Anglia Cancer Alliance.

You will work within a well-established multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide support to women undergoing all areas of diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment & follow-up. You will act asa keyworker to patients, families & carers & liaise with a wide range of health & social care on behalf of them & the MDT.

The role will require you to work autonomously although close support of the MDT will mean you are able to act as the patients support & advocate. You will be expected to develop both self & the service with the support of the Lead CNS.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that a co-ordinated, comprehensive and cost effective service is provided for patients with gynaecological cancer
• To co-ordinate gynaecological cancer patients having complex surgery from pre-admission, inpatient stay, to outpatient follow up. To provide specialist preadmission & attend anaesthetic review clinics working closely with the named gynaecology/oncology anaesthetic team
• Working with the MDT assist in maintaining effective, streamlined and efficient care for cancer patients under the care of ESNEFT
• To provide a highly developed standard of specialist care, knowledge, advice, information and education underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience to patients, carers, healthcare professionals and relevant others
• To implement quality initiatives as part of the audit process to evaluate standards of care and service delivery within the nursing team and when appropriate the multidisciplinary tea
• To provide high quality care to patients under the care of Ipswich gynaecology cancer centre & the wider cancer network

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

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

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