Upper GI faster Diagnosis Specialist Nurse

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Sussex is seeking a motivated Upper GI Faster Diagnosis Specialist Nurse to join its Medical Division Cancer Team. The role involves clinical service delivery for upper gastroenterology patients, triaging cancer referrals, and liaising with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should be registered nurses with a degree and relevant postgraduate qualifications, alongside skills in leadership and clinical expertise. This challenging position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Staff development

NHS pension scheme

Access to onsite nurseries

Free psychological support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in specialist knowledge and expertise.
• Experience in Quality/Service improvement and Project Management.
• Evidence of essential training skills such as Basic Life Support.

Responsibilities

• Clinical service delivery and caseload management for upper gastroenterology patients.
• Triaging urgent suspected cancer referrals.
• Liaison with multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Leadership skills

Expert clinical skills

Knowledge of NHS performance targets

Education

Registered Nurse with active registration

Degree level qualification

Post Graduate qualification at Masters level

Managerial or Leadership qualification

Job description

Upper GI faster Diagnosis Specialist Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse to join the Medical Division Cancer Team. You will be based at Conquest Hospital but will be required to work at any site across East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

We are seeking a dynamic and forward thinking RGN with some experience of managing a highly specialised service to support patients with suspected Upper GI Cancer. Daily workload to include:

Triaging urgent suspected cancer referrals for patients with upper GI symptoms to decide appropriate pathway.

Working within cancer targets to ensure timely first seen appointments (within 7 days).

Telephone assessment of patients to ascertain fitness for procedure should direct to test Gastroscopy be required.

Work closely with the PPC's to ensure benign findings are communicated to our patients at the earliest opportunity.

Inform patients by telephone or letter to advise them of benign findings.

Ensure referrals for further diagnostics are completed.

Referring to AHPs Supporting patients with symptom management

Education for patients and staff

You must be able to work autonomously and as part of the multi-disciplinary team, you will have excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills and be able to work both independently and within a team. Ideally you will have education to degree level and evidence of continuing professional practice.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Service Delivery and caseload/pathway management for upper gastroenterology patients.

Physical assessment and initial treatments onward referrals

Liaison with multidisciplinary team

The post is challenging but will provide you with varied experience and opportunities for professional development within a friendly and supportive team. In return we will offer you excellent managerial support and commitment to your personal professional development. We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust -having kindness, integrity and inclusivity- and behave in a way that reflects these.

You will be working as part of a dedicated specialist team with a knowledge of the complexities of Upper GI Cancer management.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Experience

• Proven experience in area of specialist knowledge and expertise
• Demonstrate experience of Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice Research or audit Education and Training
• NHS experience or relevant health care organisation

Qualifications / Training

• Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
• Degree level qualification relevant to role
• Post Graduate qualification at Masters level relevant to role to demonstrate specialist clinical and leadership skills
• Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
• Managerial or Leadership qualification
• Advanced Clinical Practice modules at Masters level (Physical Assessment, Prescribing)

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Leadership skills that demonstrate the ability to manage self and lead others, able to motivate and inspire a team
• Day to day management of a team/service, able to allocate and manage staff organise placements, support learners, provide supervision and line management responsibilities and record keeping. Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
• Demonstrates knowledge of National NHS and Nursing agenda including national/local performance targets
• Able to contribute to/interpret policy change and make recommendation for service improvements.
• Expert clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice

Other

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum, pro rata