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Pancreatobiliary Cancer Specialist Support Nurse

NHS

England

On-site

GBP 38,000 - 47,000

Full time

8 days ago

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Pancreatobiliary Specialist Support Nurse to manage cancer nursing services and provide specialist advice. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with experience in oncology or upper GI nursing and will play a key role in a multidisciplinary team. This full-time role offers a salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum. Various employee benefits promoting work-life balance are also provided.

Qualifications

  • Experience in Upper GI or oncology nursing.
  • Evidence of continuous professional development.
  • Able to accept personal accountability for own practice.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist in managing cancer nursing service.
  • Provide specialist advice and support to patients and families.
  • Assist in education and training of other health care professionals.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills
Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
Flexible and adaptable
Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
Effective interpersonal skills

Education

Registered nurse
Post registration qualification in specialty
Teaching or mentoring qualification

Job description

Job Summary

We are recruiting for an Pancreatobiliary Specialist Support Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients

If you have experience in either chemotherapy or upper GI nursing we would love to hear from you. An informal discussion is strongly recommended prior to applying.

Our aim is to deliver personalised care to cancer patients ensuring their care needs are assessed and appropriate support given.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support the Clinical Nurse Specialist in developing and managing the relevant cancer nursing service, providing specialist advice and support patients, their families and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

You will work as part of the current cancer and palliative care services within the Trust.

The post holder will undertake a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating personalised care, towards meeting the varying needs of patients and their carers throughout their treatments and disease process.

Additionally, you will assist in the education and training of other health care professionals.

About Us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We Run The Following Hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

05 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7344290

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications / Training

  • Registered nurse
  • Relevant experience in Upper GI or oncology
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Teaching or mentoring qualification
  • Post registration qualification in specialty or willingness to complete

Desirable

  • Degree
  • Research module

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable expert nursing skills
  • Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
  • Able to accept personal accountability for own practice
  • Experience of formal/informal teaching
  • Understanding of evidence-based practice
  • Understanding and knowledge of specialist field

Skills

Essential

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
  • Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management. Effective interpersonal skills
  • Assertiveness/perceptive

Desirable

  • Counselling skills
  • Leadership skills

Person Specification

Essential

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
  • Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management. Effective interpersonal skills
  • Assertiveness/perceptive

Desirable

  • Counselling skills
  • Leadership skills

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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