Clinical Nurse Specialist - Upper GI

NHS; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust in King's Lynn is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide holistic care for patients with Upper GI conditions. Key responsibilities include clinical excellence, patient assessment, and leading a team. Candidates should be registered with the UK NMC and have relevant experience in cancer care pathways. The role includes a competitive salary and a full-time permanent contract.

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Experience at Band 6 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of cancer care pathways.
• Experience in multi-professional working.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical excellence and leadership in specialty.
• Assess and plan care for patients with complex needs.
• Engage in complex conversations with patients and carers.
• Lead service development and support nursing and health professionals.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Ability to cope with difficult emotional situations

Leadership and coordination

IT use to support clinical practice

Education

Registered Nurse with the UK NMC

Post-registration course in relevant specialty

Masters Degree or equivalent experience

Leadership/management course

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our dedicated Upper GI team. You will provide consistent, safe, effective and quality care to provide holistic support to patients diagnosed with Upper GI conditions.

You will have responsibility and accountability for supporting a caseload of patients throughout their pathway from initial referral, through diagnostics to diagnosis and to patients living with and beyond their diagnosis.

The closing date is 10 October 2025

Please note that online interviews will not be available for this vacancy. All shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an in-person interview

Main duties of the job

• You will provide clinical excellence, leadership, innovation and mastery within a specialty, or group of specialties, through highly developed specialist knowledge in Upper GI conditions.
• You will holistically assess and plan care for patients with complex needs, planning, evaluating, coordinating, and communicating care, to streamline and support patient through pathway
• You will work autonomously alongside the multi-disciplinary team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and have a presence at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust as the tertiary centre.
• You will lead the development and support of MDT, nursing, and allied health professionals, acting as an expert resource.
• You will lead service development and have active involvement in Cancer Care Alliance and Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS), and local teams.
• You will act as keyworker for patients to ensure single point of contact during highly complex pathway
• You will engage in highly complex conversations and dialogue with patients and carers, considering learning needs and Mental Capacity, utilising advanced communication skills.
• You will be able to manage distressing situations with patients, carers and companions.

About us

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the post and your main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training & Professional Development

• Registered Nurse with the UK NMC
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Post-registration course or qualification in relevant specialty or equivalent experience
• Leadership/management course
• Masters Degree or equivalent experience
• Psychological Support Lebel 2 Training

Experience

• Evidence of developing practice in others through teaching and supervising
• Relevant experience at Band 6 or equivalent
• Experience of multi-professional and MDT working
• Experience of breaking bad news and/or delivering complex and life altering diagnosis
• Knowledge of cancer care pathways, cancer pathophysiology, treatment, and control
• Experience in Respect Discussion
• Experience of medication administration under PGD

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

• Advanced communication skills
• Demonstrable understanding of professional accountability and clinical governance
• Ability to use IT to support clinical practice
• Able to lead and coordinate a team when required
• Ability to cope with difficult emotional situations and deliver challenging diagnosis and outcomes

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.

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Address

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

426-977-25CC

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust