• An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic gastroenterology nurse to join the Upper GI services at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• The post holder will be expected to provide a high quality service to all patients referred with a suspected diagnosis of upper GI cancer.
• The Upper GI Nurse Specialist works closely with the Consultant Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists, as part of the multidisciplinary team, to ensure that patients with suspected cancer and newly diagnosed upper gastrointestinal cancers receive the highest standard of care.
• The post holder may be required to work across 3 sites, SGH, Queen Mary's Hospital and The Nelson.
• You will act as a keyworker for patients referred on the UGI TWR pathway with suspected cancer and after initial diagnosis of cancer, providing a link between patients and healthcare professionals across primary, secondary and tertiary care.
• You will be responsible for delivering upper GI TWR DTT (Direct to Test) telephone triage clinics for all patients referred on the pathway with suspected cancer to enable St George's to improve compliance with the 28 Faster Diagnosis Standard.
• In addition you will also undertake face to face outpatient clinics.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi[1]disciplinary team are essential.

Main duties of the job

• The successful candidate will have experience of working with cancer patients and in particular, patients with an upper GI malignancy.
• You will work as part of the Multidisciplinary Team ensuring that patients with a GI malignancy receive the highest standard of care and support from the time of referral to diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway.
• Working in partnership with our regional centres and specialist cancer providers you will manage these patients across the pathways of care.
• You will act as a Key Worker for a clinical caseload, working to coordinate care and provide easy access and ongoing support for patients.
• The post holder will facilitate and support healthcare teams to implement evidence based practice, and will contribute to the development of the Upper GI cancer service.

About us

With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research.

St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London.

A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.

The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details of the role and its responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse.
• Post-registration qualification in Oncology or prepared to undertake.
• An advanced practitioner either through formal qualification or extensive clinical experience
• Degree (BSc) or equivalent

Desirable

• Qualifications and Training Post-registration qualification in Oncology

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years qualified experience with 2 years at Band 6.
• Demonstrable experience in managing patients diagnosed with breast cancer or transferable skills from other cancer client group .
• Experience in patient education and health promotion.
• Experience working at a senior nursing level, advising the MDT on patient treatment decisions and patient advocacy.
• Experience with chemotherapy protocols related to Breast Cancer

Desirable

• Experience in running nurse-led clinics. To have proven experience of service development.
• Experience of running research and audit programmes.
• Experience of delivering presentations.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to build up a rapport with patients and the MDT.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding.
• Basic Counselling skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Advanced clinical assessment skills or willingness to undertake.
• IT skills.

Desirable

• Project management

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current clinical management options for patients diagnosed with UGI cancer.
• Knowledge of current professional issues.
• Knowledge of audit and clinical governance issues in the speciality.

Other

Essential

• Other Patient centred approach. Enthusiasm and motivation for the specialty. A I

Employer details

Employer name

St George's Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Georges Hospital

Blackshaw Road

Tooting

SW17 0QT

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