Upper Gastrointestinal Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Band 7 Upper GI Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) provides expert leadership and coordination across the Upper GI cancer pathway, acting as a key point of contact for patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team. The post holder is responsible for managing a specialist caseload, undertaking holistic assessment, coordinating diagnostics and treatment, delivering nurse-led clinics, and ensuring patients receive timely, high-quality care throughout their cancer journey.

The role also leads on service improvement, clinical governance, audit, education and quality assurance activities, supporting compliance with cancer standards and improving patient outcomes. Working autonomously within an advanced nursing framework, the CNS provides specialist advice, advocates for patients, contributes to policy and pathway development, and plays a critical role in maintaining safe, effective and patient-centred cancer services.

• To provide sound clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the clinical setting and Trust wide.
• To demonstrate politeness, courtesy and sensitivity in dealing with patients/clients, visitors/relatives and colleagues, maintaining good customer relations.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, providing specialist advice and actively seeking evidence based practice, which will improve the quality of care and meet the needs of a group of patients.
• Manage episodes of care as own/joint/shared caseload, discharging patients as per protocol.
• To be actively involved in the development of Trust policies and procedures, providing specialist input, leading their implementation and reinforce their use.
• To take the lead in ensuring compliance to Trust policies and procedures amongst the multi-disciplinary team.
• To manage the efficient and effective use of supplies, provisions and equipment within delegated budgets.
• Be actively involved in staff education and development, including utilising appropriate learning opportunities.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

• Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.
• Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

• Current appropriate professional registration
• Teaching and Assessing qualification, or equivalent teaching experience
• 3 years post-registration experience in a relevant area

• Working to MSc level or equivalent
• Leadership and/or research qualification

• Experience in either a junior specialty role or team leader role
• Experience with managing patients in a relevant specialist area (e.g. Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Colorectal)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team