Nurse Specialist Upper GI

Surgical and Associated Specialties have two full time Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist posts within the Northern Oesophagogastric unit. The department is a patient-focused department committed to providing holistic care for individuals with oesophagogastric conditions. We are seeking to appoint two outstanding and highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) to join our multidisciplinary team. These positions offer an exciting opportunity to contribute to the care of patients and to be an integral part of a leading specialist unit.
A key part of our Nursing and Midwifery strategy is to have an empowered and skilled, workforce, who are responsive to the needs of patients. We achieve this by ensuring staff feel supported, clinically, academically and emotionally through Continued Professional Development, Clinical Supervision and the Trust Professional and Leadership behaviours.
If you have excellent clinical and communication skills, attention to detail and a proactive nature, as well as the ambition to be responsive in supporting change and improving practices within diagnostic and supportive pathways, this could be a new career challenge to develop and expand your skills and we would like to hear from you and receive your application.
+ Interview Date Tuesday, 15 October 2024
+ 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
+ Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy., + Provide expert nursing care, advice, and support to patients with oesophagogastric conditions throughout their treatment pathway.
+ Act as a key worker for patients, coordinating care and acting as a liaison between the multidisciplinary team, patients, and their families.
+ Develop and implement individualised care plans, ensuring holistic and patient-centred care.
+ Conduct clinical assessments, patient history reviews, to inform treatment decisions and monitor progress.
+ Provide pre-operative and post-operative care and education, including wound care, pain management, and discharge planning.
+ Support patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and other treatments, providing education and symptom management.
+ Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, case reviews, and clinical audits to ensure high standards of care.
+ Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical guidelines and protocols for oesophagogastric care.
+ Provide education and training to nursing staff, junior doctors, and other healthcare professionals on oesophagogastric care.
+ Engage in research and clinical trials, contributing to the unit's evidence-based practice.
+ Support the unit's outreach activities, including patient education events and community engagement.
+ Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records, ensuring compliance with all relevant guidelines and regulations.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team., Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition.
Within the sphere of specialist practice:
+ Is working towards advanced knowledge and skills within specialist sphere of practice.
+ Contributes to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.
+ Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge.
+ Contributes to training and education within specialist area.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.