Band 7 Upper GI 2WW Clinical Nurse Specialist | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an Upper Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide essential leadership and support for cancer patients. The role includes liaising with multidisciplinary teams, delivering personalized care, and contributing to clinical guidelines. Candidates will benefit from flexible hours and comprehensive training opportunities. This position aims to improve patient outcomes through dedicated care coordination.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next level training

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of professional and clinical leadership in cancer care.
• Liaise effectively with the multidisciplinary team for seamless service.
• Deliver personalized care for cancer patients.
• Ensure each patient has a care plan that's followed.
• Lead development of patient information resources.
• Provide training and education within the specialist area.
• Contribute to clinical guidelines and policies.
• Attend the Cancer CNS Community of Practice.
• Support health and wellbeing initiatives.

Job description

The Cancer CNS is a key worker role. The CNS addresses patients’ health concerns and works to promote their health and wellbeing. Using their skills and expertise in cancer care, the CNS provides physical and emotional support to their patients, coordinates their care services, and informs and advises them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness. This leads to a more positive outcome for patients.

The post will incorporate the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role dimensions of expert clinical practice, education, leadership, management and research.

Responsibilities

Upper Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist will be required to:

• Assist in the provision of professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient with cancer, acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.
• Liaise effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to achieve a seamless specialist service.
• Deliver the personalised care agenda for this group of patients.
• Ensure that every patient has a plan of care and liaise with other teams to ensure that this is not compromised.
• Lead and contribute to the creation of patient information.
• Provide formal and informal training and education within specialist area.
• Lead and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and policies both internally and externally.
• Attend the Cancer CNS Community of Practice.
• Support health and wellbeing events and initiatives to support patients to live with their disease.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/.

Royal Free to be your best.

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This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.