Upper GI Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate individual to work with the senior nurses in the Upper GI Clinical Nurse Specialist Team, covering maternity leave.

This is ideal for someone who is looking to move into cancer specialty nursing with an interest in Upper GI.

The post will be 30 hours per week for a 10 month period at Band 6

For further information please contact Karen Mason Cancer Nurse Transformation Manager [email protected] 07956461076

Main duties of the job

To work alongside the senior Upper GI Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists to provide appropriate specialist advice, support and education to patients throughout the Upper GI. Cancer pathways, from diagnosis to treatment or onward referral to the tertiary centres.

To play a supporting role within the Upper GI Cancer team providing: specialist information; high quality care; assessment, advice and support for those patients on a suspected Upper GI cancer pathway having investigative procedures and eventual diagnosis and treatment of an Upper GI cancer. This will extend to their families / carers and other Health Care Professionals both internal and external to the Trust, which will promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework.

To ensure the quality of care to patients is maximised by establishing strong communication links with specialist multidisciplinary teams at Liverpool.

To ensure that national cancer targets are met along the patients pathway; alerting appropriate personnel to preventing potential breaches.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work alongside the senior Upper GI Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists to provide appropriate specialist advice, support and education to patients throughout the Upper GI. Cancer pathways, from diagnosis to  treatment or onward referral to the tertiary centres. To play a supporting role within the Upper GI Cancer team providing: specialist information; high quality care; assessment, advice and support for those patients on a suspected Upper GI cancer pathway having investigative procedures and eventual diagnosis and treatment of an Upper GI cancer. This will extend to their families / carers and other Health Care Professionals both internal and external to the Trust, which will promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework. To ensure the quality of care to patients is maximised by establishing strong communication links with  specialist multidisciplinary teams at Liverpool. To ensure that national cancer targets are met along the patients pathway; alerting appropriate personnel to preventing potential breaches.

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