Band 8a Advanced Nurse Practitioner Diagnostics NSS & Upper GI pathway

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK healthcare provider is looking for a Nurse to join their innovative diagnostics team, focusing on cancer diagnostics and management. This role involves delivering diagnostic pathways, performing non-invasive procedures, and providing clinical leadership. Ideal candidates will have advanced nursing skills and a commitment to enhancing patient care. Flexible working hours and generous benefits are part of the offer.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Generous benefits

Next-level training

Qualifications

• Advanced autonomous nursing practice with advanced assessment and diagnostic skills.
• Experience in delivering diagnostic pathways for cancer patients.
• Ability to perform non-invasive endoscopy procedures and train junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive diagnostic pathways for suspected cancer patients.
• Perform non-invasive endoscopy procedures and support consultants.
• Act as a leader in clinical pathway redesign within cancer services.

Job description

Role Overview

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. An exciting and unique opportunity to join our newly designed team to deliver Nurse‑led diagnostics. You will drive, lead, and showcase advanced autonomous nursing practice applying advanced assessment and diagnostic skills in the management of patients referred with a possible diagnosis of cancer.

Diagnostic processes include appointment scheduling, clinical assessment, consent, review of imaging, non‑invasive endoscopy procedures (i.e. capsule sponge) and relaying diagnosis.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a comprehensive diagnostic pathway for patients suspected of having cancer and manage patients to the point of diagnosis and onward referral or liaison with other services (e.g. Clinical/Medical Oncology).
• Perform non‑invasive endoscopy procedures and train junior staff in these specialist skills.
• Provide clinical leadership, support consultants to realise their full potential and ensure seamless delivery of patient care.
• Act as an innovator, motivator and role model to support and influence clinical pathway redesign within cancer services, including quality improvement, implementation of national initiatives and service reconfiguration.
• Maintain a professional behaviour at all times, promote a positive image of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in line with World Class care values.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise in cancer diagnostics, collaborate with multi‑disciplinary groups and independently receive and make referrals, lead caseload for 2WW patients and manage treatment and diagnosis follow‑up across health‑care settings.

Trust and Benefits

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

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

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Finchley Memorial CDC, part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Oct 2025.