# Upper GI Nurse Specialist (HPB) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/upper-gi-nurse-specialist-hpb/18642726-b767-4e9e-8f6e-3e5ff4864bf0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/upper-gi-nurse-specialist-hpb/18642726-b767-4e9e-8f6e-3e5ff4864bf0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bath - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** Dependent on experience - **Contract type:** Permanent: Secondment/Fixed term for 6 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday- Friday post) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T21:05:37.890Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v8038083 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8038083?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Upper Gastrointestinal Department has an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Upper GI Cancer Nurse Specialist to join our established Hepatobiliary (HPB) team, caring for patients affected by HPB cancers. We are seeking an enthusiastic registered nurse with strong post‑registration experience, evidence of ongoing professional development and the ability to work flexibly within a dynamic environment. You will bring in‑depth knowledge of Upper GI/HPB care and demonstrate excellent communication skills with patients, families and the wider multidisciplinary team. You will have a passion for delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care, supporting individuals and their families through complex diagnostic and treatment pathways. In return, we offer a tailored induction, ongoing development supported by MDT colleagues, regular clinical supervision and the opportunity to work within the new state‑of‑the‑art Dyson Cancer Centre, providing holistic and personalised care in a purpose‑built therapeutic environment. ### Main duties of the job - Provide specialist nursing expertise for patients with HPB cancers, acting as a key point of contact throughout the diagnostic and treatment pathway. - Deliver high‑quality, safe and effective care with accuracy and autonomy, ensuring timely coordination across the MDT. - Offer psychological and emotional support to patients and their families, promoting personalised and compassionate care. - Work collaboratively with medical, surgical and AHP colleagues to ensure seamless pathway management and excellent communication. - Contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives within the Upper GI/HPB service. - Participate in ongoing professional development, clinical supervision and education activities for patients, carers and staff. - Support the implementation of evidence‑based practice and uphold high standards of clinical care within the team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Act as key worker for patients within the speciality, providing expert knowledge, specialist care and ongoing support throughout the cancer pathway. - Maintain regular liaison and clear communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team, including other cancer nurse specialists, to ensure seamless coordination of care. - Deliver individualised, holistic and responsive care using holistic needs assessment and personalised care planning, adapting to the changing needs of patients and their families. - Provide specialist advice, information and education to patients and carers regarding diagnosis, treatment options, symptom management and ongoing care. - Offer education, training and clinical support to colleagues across the Trust to ensure patients receive high‑quality, holistic and personalised care within the relevant area of expertise. - Uphold patient confidentiality at all times and ensure all staff understand and adhere to confidentiality requirements. - Use advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills to recommend appropriate investigations and contribute to complex clinical decision‑making. - Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive written and electronic records in line with Trust policy and professional standards. - Deliver specialist care to patients in a range of complex, sensitive and distressing situations, demonstrating resilience, compassion and advanced communication skills. - Work collaboratively with the wider MDT to ensure evidence‑based, patient‑centred care, including timely referral to palliative and end‑of‑life services when appropriate. Build effective partnerships with patients, carers and relatives within the Gastroenterology/Oncology setting, ensuring they understand all aspects of their care and treatment, and providing advice across service boundaries. Act as a patient advocate, using advanced communication skills to lead and support difficult or sensitive conversations with compassion and clarity. Participate in or initiate complex discussions around advance care planning when required. Support medical colleagues during the delivery of difficult news, helping to communicate highly distressing information regarding diagnosis or prognosis. Encourage patient participation in health and wellbeing activities, working with MDT colleagues to promote recovery, resilience and self‑management. Consistently work at an enhanced level of specialist practice, demonstrating autonomy, leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement. Provide visible clinical leadership within the HPB/Upper GI service, acting as a role model for high standards of specialist nursing practice. Lead or contribute to service development initiatives aimed at improving patient pathways, reducing variation and enhancing the quality of care. Participate in, and where appropriate lead, audit, quality improvement and research activities to ensure the service remains aligned with national guidance, best practice and Trust priorities. Support the development, review and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways to ensure safe, effective and evidence‑based care. Contribute to governance processes, including incident review, risk assessment and learning events, promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement. Provide leadership in education by supporting the development of junior staff, facilitating learning opportunities and contributing to succession planning within the specialist nursing team. Represent the CNS service at relevant meetings, working groups and MDT forums, influencing service planning and contributing to strategic discussions. Use data, audit findings and patient feedback to identify areas for improvement and drive positive change across the service. - including timely referral to palliative and end‑of‑life services when appropriate. - Build effective partnerships with patients, carers and relatives within the Gastroenterology/Oncology setting, ensuring they understand all aspects of their care and treatment, and providing advice across service boundaries. - Act as a patient advocate, using advanced communication skills to lead and support difficult or sensitive conversations with compassion and clarity. - Participate in or initiate complex discussions around advance care planning when required. - Support medical colleagues during the delivery of difficult news, helping to communicate highly distressing information regarding diagnosis or prognosis. - Encourage patient participation in health and wellbeing activities, working with MDT colleagues to promote recovery, resilience and self‑management. - Consistently work at an enhanced level of specialist practice, demonstrating autonomy, leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement. - Provide visible clinical leadership within the HPB/Upper GI service, acting as a role model for high standards of specialist nursing practice. - Lead or contribute to service development initiatives aimed at improving patient pathways, reducing variation and enhancing the quality of care. - Participate in, and where appropriate lead, audit, quality improvement and research activities to ensure the service remains aligned with national guidance, best practice and Trust priorities. - Support the development, review and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways to ensure safe, effective and evidence‑based care. - Contribute to governance processes, including incident review, risk assessment and learning events, promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement. - Provide leadership in education by supporting the development of junior staff, facilitating learning opportunities and contributing to succession planning within the specialist nursing team. - Represent the CNS service at relevant meetings, working groups and MDT forums, influencing service planning and contributing to strategic discussions. - Use data, audit findings and patient feedback to identify areas for improvement and drive positive change across the service. ## Job Details The Upper Gastrointestinal Department has an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Upper GI Cancer Nurse Specialist to join our established Hepatobiliary (HPB) team, caring for patients affected by HPB cancers. We are seeking an enthusiastic registered nurse with strong post‑registration experience, evidence of ongoing professional development and the ability to work flexibly within a dynamic environment. You will bring in‑depth knowledge of Upper GI/HPB care and demonstrate excellent communication skills with patients, families and the wider multidisciplinary team. You will have a passion for delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care, supporting individuals and their families through complex diagnostic and treatment pathways. In return, we offer a tailored induction, ongoing development supported by MDT colleagues, regular clinical supervision and the opportunity to work within the new state‑of‑the‑art Dyson Cancer Centre, providing holistic and personalised care in a purpose‑built therapeutic environment. ## Job Description Provide specialist nursing expertise for patients with HPB cancers, acting as a key point of contact throughout the diagnostic and treatment pathway. Deliver high‑quality, safe and effective care with accuracy and autonomy, ensuring timely coordination across the MDT. Offer psychological and emotional support to patients and their families, promoting personalised and compassionate care. Work collaboratively with medical, surgical and AHP colleagues to ensure seamless pathway management and excellent communication. Contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives within the Upper GI/HPB service. Participate in ongoing professional development, clinical supervision and education activities for patients, carers and staff. Support the implementation of evidence‑based practice and uphold high standards of clinical care within the team. ## Responsibilities Act as key worker for patients within the speciality, providing expert knowledge, specialist care and ongoing support throughout the cancer pathway. Maintain regular liaison and clear communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team, including other cancer nurse specialists, to ensure seamless coordination of care. Deliver individualised, holistic and responsive care using holistic needs assessment and personalised care planning, adapting to the changing needs of patients and their families. Provide specialist advice, information and education to patients and carers regarding diagnosis, treatment options, symptom management and ongoing care. Offer education, training and clinical support to colleagues across the Trust to ensure patients receive high‑quality, holistic and personalised care within the relevant area of expertise. Uphold patient confidentiality at all times and ensure all staff understand and adhere to confidentiality requirements. Use advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills to recommend appropriate investigations and contribute to complex clinical decision‑making. Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive written and electronic records in line with Trust policy and professional standards. Deliver specialist care to patients in a range of complex, sensitive and distressing situations, demonstrating resilience, compassion and advanced communication skills. Work collaboratively with the wider MDT to ensure evidence‑based, patient‑centred care, including timely referral to palliative and end‑of‑life services when appropriate. Build effective partnerships with patients, carers and relatives within the Gastroenterology/Oncology setting, ensuring they understand all aspects of their care and treatment, and providing advice across service boundaries. Act as a patient advocate, using advanced communication skills to lead and support difficult or sensitive conversations with compassion and clarity. Participate in or initiate complex discussions around advance care planning when required. Support medical colleagues during the delivery of difficult news, helping to communicate highly distressing information regarding diagnosis or prognosis. Encourage patient participation in health and wellbeing activities, working with MDT colleagues to promote recovery, resilience and self‑management. Consistently work at an enhanced level of specialist practice, demonstrating autonomy, leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement. Provide visible clinical leadership within the HPB/Upper GI service, acting as a role model for high standards of specialist nursing practice. Lead or contribute to service development initiatives aimed at improving patient pathways, reducing variation and enhancing the quality of care. Participate in, and where appropriate lead, audit, quality improvement and research activities to ensure the service remains aligned with national guidance, best practice and Trust priorities. Support the development, review and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways to ensure safe, effective and evidence‑based care. Contribute to governance processes, including incident review, risk assessment and learning events, promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement. Provide leadership in education by supporting the development of junior staff, facilitating learning opportunities and contributing to succession planning within the specialist nursing team. Represent the CNS service at relevant meetings, working groups and MDT forums, influencing service planning and contributing to strategic discussions. Use data, audit findings and patient feedback to identify areas for improvement and drive positive change across the service. including timely referral to palliative and end‑of‑life services when appropriate. Build effective partnerships with patients, carers and relatives within the Gastroenterology/Oncology setting, ensuring they understand all aspects of their care and treatment, and providing advice across service boundaries. Act as a patient advocate, using advanced communication skills to lead and support difficult or sensitive conversations with compassion and clarity. Participate in or initiate complex discussions around advance care planning when required. Support medical colleagues during the delivery of difficult news, helping to communicate highly distressing information regarding diagnosis or prognosis. Encourage patient participation in health and wellbeing activities, working with MDT colleagues to promote recovery, resilience and self‑management. Consistently work at an enhanced level of specialist practice, demonstrating autonomy, leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement. Provide visible clinical leadership within the HPB/Upper GI service, acting as a role model for high standards of specialist nursing practice. Lead or contribute to service development initiatives aimed at improving patient pathways, reducing variation and enhancing the quality of care. Participate in, and where appropriate lead, audit, quality improvement and research activities to ensure the service remains aligned with national guidance, best practice and Trust priorities. Support the development, review and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols and pathways to ensure safe, effective and evidence‑based care. Contribute to governance processes, including incident review, risk assessment and learning events, promoting a culture of safety and continuous improvement. Provide leadership in education by supporting the development of junior staff, facilitating learning opportunities and contributing to succession planning within the specialist nursing team. Represent the CNS service at relevant meetings, working groups and MDT forums, influencing service planning and contributing to strategic discussions. Use data, audit findings and patient feedback to identify areas for improvement and drive positive change across the service. ## Person Specification ### Essential **Essential** - Previous experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist. **Desirable** - Advanced Communication skills ### See below **Essential** - Post registration experience at Band 6 or above relevant to this post. **Desirable** - In depth knowledge of HPB malignancies and their management. ## Documents - [band 7 hpb (pdf, 482.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10326782) - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.