Macmillan UGI Nurse Specialist

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Annual leave

Protected hours (health & wellbeing)

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Senior Cancer Nurse to support patients with UGI and HPB cancers throughout their diagnostic and treatment pathway. You will act as the patient’s keyworker, deliver specialist information, and work across inpatients, clinics, and community settings with multidisciplinary teams.

The role emphasises compassionate communication, education leadership, and contribution to audits and service development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Adult General).
• Relevant health degree or working towards.
• Non-Medical-prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake.
• Leadership and management qualification or willingness to undertake.

Responsibilities

• UGI nurse-led clinics as part of patient care pathway.
• Triage of patients referred on suspected UGI cancer pathway.
• Support personalised care compliance and care planning.
• Lead on education and training initiatives for colleagues.

Skills

NMC registration

Oncology experience

Advanced communication

Autonomous working

Leadership capability

Education

Nursing degree

Non-Medical prescribing (training)

Tools

MS Word / Outlook

Job description

Are you a compassionate and experienced nurse passionate about making a difference in cancer treatment. We ae looking for a dedicated professional to provide expert information and support, helping us deliver exceptional cancer care across all settings. In this vital role, you will collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary teams across departments and organisations, ensuring seamless, patient centred care. You will offer tailored treatment information to empower patients to facilitate informed decision making, taking accountability for your professional practice with minimal supervision. You will deliver specialist care to patients with UGI cancers and their families, across various care environments. Whether supporting inpatients, leading nurse-led clinics, supporting medically led clinics, your expertise will be crucial. This role involves handling highly sensitive, complex, and sometimes contentious information. Your ability to anticipate communication barriers, understand influencing factors and proactively seek solutions will be essential in ensuring clear, compassionate communication and optimal patient outcomes. Main duties of the job We are seeking a dedicated Senior Cancer Nurse to support patients with UGI and occasionally HPB cancers throughout their diagnostic and treatment pathway, serving as their trusted keyworker, Part time, 15 hours per week. In this pivotal role, you will not only provide expert patient support but also lead on education and training initiatives for colleagues, fostering a culture of continuous professional growth. Your expertise will contribute to service development through report writing, data collection, audits, and strategic planning. Key responsibilities include, UGI nurse led clinics, to include triage of patients referred on a suspected UGI cancer pathway, supporting compliance with personalised care. If you are a proactive leader with a passion for improving cancer services and empowering patients, we'd love to hear from you. The NCA is committed to providing inclusive, accessible care and building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities and beliefs. We are proud supporters of the Armed Forces community and offer a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who meet the essential criteria. As a Disability Confident Employer, we also guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Vacancies may close early where high application volumes are received or an internal redeployee is identified. For fixed term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants. If you are applying for a secondment, please discuss this with your line manager before applying. Any secondment offer will be subject to management approval and service needs. Where release cannot be supported, the secondment may unfortunately be unable to proceed.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or 2)
• Relevant health degree / working towards
• Non-Medical-prescribing qualification or a willingness to undertake
• Management and leadership qualification or willingness to undertake
• Advanced Communication Skills training or willingness to undertake
• Enb 998, mentorship module
• Oncology qualification
• Willingness to undertake Masters degree / advanced practice modules (level7)
• Psychology level 2, Considerable experience in HPB/UGI cancer nursing
• Experience of managing a caseload
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work with distressing information and in difficult circumstances
• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
• Maintenance of policies / guidelines / pathway documents
• Working knowledge of IT packages, eg Word / Excel / Outlook

Desirable

• Ability to lead, monitor and review change
• Experience in research and audit
• Ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats
• The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.