Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, driven, expert nurse to join the specialist oesophagogastric (OG) cancer team at UHMN and lead the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) team., To provide senior leadership and management to the OG cancer nursing workforce and provide senior nursing support to the wider OG cancer team.

Provide expert autonomous advice and support to patients and families through independent nurse led clinics.

To facilitate staff and team development and ensure effective communication systems operate within the .

To provide PDR to all members of the nursing team, ensure compliance with mandatory training and the upholding of Trust values.

Provide expert evidence and input into the yearly cancer quality measures to ensure the service is compliant with national measures e.g COSD data (28 days target/ 62 day target)

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.