Job requirements
Essential
3 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients and relatives in a variety of settings. • Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal & communication • Able to analyse data and provide written reports. • IT skills. • Able to manage work autonomously, within broad clinical parameters. • Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area. • Able to present information to professional groups. • Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. • In conjunction with other clinical colleagues, develop and plan specialised care pathways for patients. • Ability to clinically lead and influence staff • Able to perform advanced clinical skills within the Trust Policy framework. • Assertive. • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues. • Ability to manage own workload•
- Experience
Qualified for at least 2 years, Current experience in Urology cancer, experience of implementing change
- Qualifications
RGN, Educated to degree level, evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Holistic Needs Assessment
- Qualifications
Advanced Communication skills training
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and clinically skilled nurse to join our existing team of Upper GI Clinical Nurse Specialists at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in a full time post for 14 months. The post holder will need to have experience within Colorectal pathways and will need to demonstrate extensive leadership skills.
The post holder will provide expert clinical and supportive care for patients diagnosed with Upper GI cancers and work with the Local Multidisciplinary Team and Regional Specialist Multidisciplinary Teams in supporting patients throughout their diagnostic and treatment pathway, providing individualised, compassionate and informed patient care.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for providing appropriate specialist advice, support and education to patients throughout the Upper GI Cancer pathway, from diagnosis to treatment end.
To play a pivotal role within the Upper GI Cancer team providing: specialist information; high quality care; assessment, advice and support for those patients on a suspected Upper GI cancer pathway having investigative procedures and eventual diagnosis and treatment of a Upper GI cancer. This will extend to their families / carers and other Health Care Professionals both internal and external to the Trust, which will promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework. They will provide guidance, supervision and training to peers and junior members of staff.
To ensure the quality of care to patients is maximised by establishing strong communication links with specialist multidisciplinary teams in Liverpool and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
To ensure that national cancer targets are met along the patients pathway; alerting appropriate personnel to preventing potential breaches.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be responsible for providing appropriate specialist advice, support and education to patients throughout the Upper GI Cancer pathways, from diagnosis to treatment end. To play a pivotal role within the Upper GI Cancer team providing: specialist information; high quality care; assessment, advice and support for those patients on a suspected colorectal cancer pathway having investigative procedures and eventual diagnosis and treatment of an Upper GI cancer. This will extend to their families / carers and other Health Care Professionals both internal and external to the Trust, which will promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework. They will provide guidance, supervision and training to peers and junior members of staff. To ensure the quality of care to patients is maximised by establishing strong communication links with specialist multidisciplinary teams in Liverpool and Clatterbridge Cancer Centre To ensure that national cancer targets are met along the patients pathway; alerting appropriate personnel to preventing potential breaches.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Urology Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist with North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust in Warrington, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49387.00 to £56515.00. The contract type is 14 months (Fixed term or secondment opportunity). The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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