Clinical Nurse Specialist - Hepatobillary CNS | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,488 - £57,802 pa inc HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2024 |
| Location: | london, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6402551/196-NM11751 |
Summary
Hepatobiliary (HPB) CNS service Band 6/7 Depending on Experience
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen within the GSTT Hepatobiliary (HPB) CNS service.
You will work alongside a well-established team to deliver care for patients with liver, pancreatic, biliary and gallbladder disorders, both malignant and benign conditions.
Excellent communication and documentation is essential as the role will include delivering sensitive diagnosis as well as seeing patients in a clinical setting and during procedures.
The successful candidate will be expected to co-ordinating care for patients with suspected HPB cancers and be a point of contact and source of information. This will be through co-ordinating surveillance and care for patients on long term HPB related follow up
The role involves supporting Gastro and Upper GI surgical clinics, liaising with other Trusts within the sector regarding referrals and be expected to build good working relationships within the team and beyond.
Education will be provided as required for all training/knowledge gaps
Closing date: 3rd July 2024
Interview date: 8th July 2024
Develop and maintain effective communication with the wider MDT, patients and relatives/carers, in relation to delivering results and outcomes.
The role would require a degree of autonomy, clinical judgement and decision-making skills.
The post holder will be responsible for clinical triage of 2ww referrals, use of STT model where appropriate and assess patients via telephone or F2F clinics. Therefore, the applicant needs to have expert knowledge of upper GI anatomy, physiology and psychological functioning for this group of patients in order to produce an effective plan of care.
The post holder will also need to have knowledge and experience of suspected upper GI cancer and benign endoscopy and diagnostic pathways, linking in with the MDM meetings and clinical teams. An understanding of the Faster Diagnostic Standard and Referral to Treatment specifications is also required. They will work very closely with the cancer pathway tracking teams and help maintain efficient timelines on the patient tracking lists (PTLs) for this group of patients. They should ideally be working at advanced practice level with advanced clinical assessment and non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to do so.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
The Gastrointestinal medicine and Surgery Directorate (GMS), provide a range of services across inpatient, outpatient settings and some community settings. The services cover upper and lower GI surgery, hepatology, gastroenterology and emergency surgery.
Working within GMS you’ll be surrounded by an exceptional team of supportive colleagues. Their skill, passion and pride in what they do will inspire you and their encouragement will give you confidence. Their dedication and sense of teamwork will help push you to new heights. Caring for patients is our top priority and our staff often go the extra mile. Their commitment underpins our success – they reflect the diversity of the communities that we serve.
Duties and Responsibilities
• You should be an excellent communicator with patients and colleagues regarding disease treatment and management.
• Interested applicants should have significant knowledge and advanced communication skills to be able to provide this information and support to patients.
• Equality, diversity and inclusion underpins our interactions with our patients and our colleagues and are also core values for our ward team and wider MDT.
• Please see attached job description for full details
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jul 2024