Clinical Nurse Specialist for Gatstro Intestinal Cancers.

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Gastrointestinal Cancers. This role focuses on delivering patient-centered care for complex GI malignancies, providing expert advice, and driving service improvement. The ideal candidate has a nursing degree, experience in cancer care, and strong clinical skills. The position offers the opportunity to develop nurse-led clinics and engage in service development, while working within a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a degree qualification in nursing or oncology.
• Experience in cancer care or related GI specialty.
• Proven clinical skills and knowledge of the GI cancer pathway.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key worker for GI cancer patients, providing holistic care.
• Lead patient consultations, offering emotional support and complex information.
• Coordinate MDT care and lead nurse-led clinics.

Skills

Ability to work alone and under pressure

Ability to manage complex situations clinically

Education

Degree Qualification in Nursing or Cancer related topic

Nurse Education Qualification

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist for Gatstro Intestinal Cancers.

St Bartholomew's Hospital is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our dynamic Gastrointestinal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team.

This is a pivotal role for a senior nurse committed to delivering excellence in patient-centred care for individuals with complex GI malignancies.

As the GI Cancer CNS, you will operate autonomously, utilizing your specialist knowledge to lead patient pathways, provide expert advice, and drive service improvement within a prestigious and supportive environment. You will work as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team to provide expert advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals on GI cancers, across both secondary and primary care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will take on a multifaceted role, balancing advanced clinical practice with service development and education:

• Expert Clinical Practice: Act as a key worker for a defined caseload of GI cancer patients, providing specialist assessment, advice, and holistic care from diagnosis through treatment and follow-up.
• Patient Education and Support: Lead patient consultations, providing complex information, emotional support, and acting as the main point of contact for patients and their families.
• MDT Coordination: Ensure seamless coordination of care across the MDT, contributing expert nursing input to treatment planning meetings, and facilitating rapid access to appropriate services.
• Nurse-Led Clinics: Develop and run specialist nurse-led clinics (e.g., pre-treatment assessment, toxicity management, or surveillance).
• Service Development: Participate in audit, research, and quality improvement projects specific to the GI Cancer pathway to enhance the patient experience and clinical outcomes.
• Education: Provide specialist education and mentorship to ward staff, junior nurses, and other healthcare professionals within the hospital and community settings.

About us

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. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

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.

Job 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

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse.
• Degree Qualification in Nursing or Cancer related topic.
• Nurse Education Qualification

Experience

• Has worked in cancer care or related GI speciality for some time.
• Good working knowledge of treatment of GI cancers from diagnosis through to end of life treatment

Knowledge

• Proven clinical skills in oncology Knowledge of GI cancer pathway
• Knowledge of the specific treatment regimens used for this patient group and effects and side effects

Skills

• Ability to work alone and under pressure.
• Ability to manage complex situations both clinically and managing patients and families.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.