Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist - Gastrointestinal Cancer

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated cancer nurse to join the Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist team at St Bartholomew's Hospital as an Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 6). In this developmental role, you will work alongside established GI Cancer CNSs, supporting patients and their families throughout the cancer pathway, from diagnosis and treatment through to survivorship, recurrence and end-of-life care where appropriate. This is an ideal opportunity for a nurse with oncology experience who wishes to develop specialist clinical, leadership and care coordination skills within a supportive multidisciplinary environment

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist nursing support to patients with gastrointestinal cancer, acting as a developing key worker and patient advocate. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will undertake holistic needs assessments, coordinate care across organisational boundaries, provide specialist advice and information, and support patients to make informed decisions about their treatment and care. You will participate in MDT meetings, contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives, and complete a structured CNS development programme to support progression towards independent caseload management. We are looking for a compassionate, organised and resilient registered nurse with

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered Nurse
• Degree in Nursing
• Post registration qualification in oncology / related specialty

Desirable criteria

• Master's level learning or • prepared to work towards
• Advanced Communication • Skills training
• Psychological assessment • skills Level 2 training
• Recognised teaching • qualification or prepared to • work towards.
• SACT qualification / UKONS SACT Passport

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates a breadth of • general nursing experience
• Relevant post-registration • experience in cancer/related specialty.
• Experience as preceptor / mentor to junior nurses / students
• Experience of multiprofessional and cross organisational working
• Experience of advanced holistic patient assessment &/or triage.
• Experience of identifying and managing the shortand long-term effects of cancer diagnosis and treatment.
• Experience of dealing with sensitive issues, conflict, and difficult situations

Skills

Essential criteria

• Effective communication skills to deliver complex and life altering information.
• Ability to overcome or manage any barriers to communication
• Demonstrates interpersonal and influencing skills
• Demonstrates an ability to undertake a holistic needs • assessment of patients
• Ability to make decisions of varying complexity and sensitivity
• Ability to deal with complex and emotional situations, make decisions under pressure, innovative problem solving and awareness of own limitations.
• Demonstrable negotiation and change management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritise a complex and demanding workload flexibly.

Visa Sponsorship Information

This role is subject to UK immigration requirements. Where sponsorship is required, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa in accordance with current UK Visas and Immigration rules, including any salary, qualification, and role-specific requirements applicable at the time of appointment. Candidates who require sponsorship will only be considered where the post is eligible and where all sponsorship criteria can be met. Evidence of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges