Gynaecology Oncology Nurse Specialist

3 weeks ago


Ipswich Suffolk, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you passionate about cancer care & supporting women with suspected or confirmed gynaecological malignancies?

Are you an experienced nurse ideally with gynaecological and/or care experience?

Do you want to work within a small but busy team & show passion, leadership & drive change?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Gynaecology/Oncology Nurse Specialist based in the Ipswich Hospital & within the specialist gynaecological cancer centre. The centre provides complex surgery to women from across Essex & Suffolk working with Colchester & Chelmsford hospitals as part of the Anglia Cancer Alliance.

You will work within a well-established multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide support to women undergoing all areas of diagnostics, diagnosis, treatment & follow-up. You will act as a keyworker to patients, families & carers & liaise with a wide range of health & social care on behalf of them & the MDT.

The role will require you to work autonomously although close support of the MDT will mean you are able to act as the patients support & advocate. You will be expected to develop both self & the service with the support of the Lead CNS.

Main duties of the job


  • To provide support & co-ordination of the cancer pathway for patients, carers & families by acting as a keyworker. Be a link between patients & all areas of the cancer pathway.

    To provide specialist preadmission for complex cancer surgery

    To provide specialist care in outpatient clinics & inpatient areas to co-ordinate care & be an expert resource & key worker

    To participate in MDT meetings as a patient advocate & as an integral part of the wider gynaecological cancer team

    To develop cancer services in line with local & national policy

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential


  • oProven Experience at Band 5
  • oLeadership skills
  • oMentoring students and other professionals

Desirable


  • oSpecialised knowledge of gynaecology cancer & wider gynaecology conditions & treatments
  • oEnhanced role e.g. venepuncture, cannulation & ordering of investigations

Qualifications

Essential


  • oCurrent registration on part 1 of the NMC register
  • oENB 998 or equivalent Teaching & Assessing Course
  • oEvidence of continued professional development
  • oAttendance at leadership course

Desirable


  • oGynaecology specialist course
  • oRelevant management course

Knowledge

Essential


  • oUnderstanding of cancer pathways
  • oEvidence of current research and development, and clinical effectiveness

Desirable


  • oEvidence of knowledge of Gynaecology Oncology referral pathways

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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