Nurse Specialist in Lower Gastrointestinal Care

1 day ago


Brighton, Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279) Full time
Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and dedicated nurse to join our Lower Gastrointestinal (LGI) team as a Cancer Nurse Specialist. This is a band 6 developmental role with the opportunity to undertake relevant training and education with progression to band 7 on completion of ACCEND capabilities in practice (CIPs).

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated, flexible, and resilient nurse to provide individualised patient-centred care for those who have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The successful candidate will work with the guidance and support of the CNS matrons and wider CNS teams to provide holistic care to patients and their families.

Main Responsibilities
  • Support patients and colleagues at breaking bad news and through the investigation/staging pathway
  • Contribute to the personalised care of the patient, providing appropriate information and advice to patients and others affected by cancer
  • Provide a responsive service to queries and concerns, triaging and making appropriate clinical decisions, working within your limitations and referring to senior colleagues as necessary
  • Signpost and refer to services appropriately, such as counselling and palliative care
  • Provide support to junior members of the team
  • Liaise effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary teams, including oncology, stoma care, and ERP
  • Provide cross-cover across disease site teams as required
  • Work effectively and collaboratively with the CNS teams across UHSx and with our partner organisations
  • Be a support and mentor to junior staff members
  • Contribute to service development, including developing appropriate KPIs that are measurable and demonstrate service improvement
About Us

At University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included. We are passionate about developing and improving cancer services and are committed to providing high-quality care to our patients. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We are here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it.

We value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex, you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.



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