Upper and Lower GI FDS Clinical Nurse Specialist

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the GI CNS Team as a Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) CNS. The role requires autonomous nursing practice within upper and lower GI cancer care, delivering high-quality, patient-centred pathways.

The post focuses on timely assessment, safety-netting and guiding patients and families through the diagnostic pathway, coordinating investigations and ensuring patients receive a diagnosis within the national

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration.
• Degree in Nursing.
• Postgraduate Oncology qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical support and leadership for patients on the suspected cancer pathway (UGI/LGI).
• Coordinate investigations to diagnose or rule out GI cancer.
• Support 28-day and 62-day standards and navigate referrals to other specialties.
• Collaborate with MDTs across cancer services, endoscopy, radiology and medical teams.

Skills

GI cancer care

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Time management

Patient education

Education

Nursing degree

NMC Registration

Postgraduate Oncology qualification

Tools

Endoscopy knowledge

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Gastrointestinal CNS Team as a Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) Clinical Nurse Specialist.

This rewarding role is ideal for a motivated and autonomous nurse with experience in Upper and Lower GI cancer care who is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.

You will play a key role in ensuring patients referred with suspected GI cancer receive timely, coordinated care throughout the diagnostic pathway. Acting as a dedicated point of contact, you will provide expert assessment, support, safety-netting, and guidance for patients and their families.

Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across cancer services, endoscopy, radiology, and medical teams, you will coordinate investigations, monitor progress, identify delays, and help ensure patients receive a diagnosis within the national 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical support, nursing care and clinical leadership for patients referred on the suspected cancer pathway for UGI/LGI cancer.
• Provide expert communication within the role, including an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the diagnostic pathway including FIT.
• Organise the appropriate investigations to either diagnose or rule out an UGI/LGI cancer.
• Be confident in referring patients to other specialties that may need further investigations or follow-ups, after the results of investigations that have been requested on the UGI/LGI suspected cancer pathway.
• Support compliance against the 28d and 62d standard for CWT guidance, working autonomously and in collaboration with colleagues.
• Proactively identifying potential and actual risks for non-compliance within the pathway, instigating mitigating actions or escalating as appropriate.
• Work as an integral member of the UGI/LGI team, collaborating with primary and secondary care clinical and operational teams, to ensure those referred on the pathway receive a high quality, safe, effective and timely diagnostic pathway.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse
• Current NMC Registration.
• Degree in Nursing

Desirable criteria

• Post basic Oncology qualification.
• History taking and physical assessment qualification
• Supplementary and independent prescribing qualification.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant recent experience in Gastroenterology and endoscopy department.
• Experience in training and education of nurses and other health care professionals.

Desirable criteria

• Oncology experience
• Management of a team.
• Experience of running nurse-led clinics.
• Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge in managing patients with UGI/LGI disease or cancer.
• Demonstrates good communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Patient education/counselling skills

Desirable criteria

• Level 2 Psychology Support skills
• Report writing skills.
• Project management skills.