UGI Clinical Nurse Specialist | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting full time opportunity in our Upper GI service for a nurse specialist to provide specialist care and support to people with a diagnosis of cancer. You will ensure patients are supported within the specialist field and will work closely with the Upper GI and Oncology Consultants and wider team members. We are looking for someone who has substantial surgical / Oncology experience, who is ready for a new challenge. If you are passionate about providing high quality care to our patients and have excellent, sensitive communication skills then we would like to hear from you. You will work across upper GI and will work with both the medical and surgical consultants within this. You will provide both face to face and virtual care and support to the patients within the services through both inpatient and outpatient environments. You will report directly to the Lead CNS in Upper GI.

• To support the Upper GI patients by maintaining and developing a quality service, alongside the UGI CNS team, navigator and the wider MDT.
• To support the team with a caseload of patients requiring specialist Upper GI nursing support.
• To support the team by taking on clinics providing support for patients throughout the pathway.
• To support patients and staff on the ward to help care for those with a suspected or new diagnosis of an upper GI cancer.
• Ensure the delivery of agreed professional standards of care within specialist area.
• To support and participate in research and audit within specialist area.
  
  As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.