Upper GI/HPB Cancer Nurse Specialist | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | huddersfield, HD33EA |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7193389/372-MED2431 |
Summary
The post holder will work as an integral part of the established specialist Upper GI/HPB Cancer Nursing Team supporting adult patients with an Upper GI/HPB cancer diagnosis referred to Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. (Specific tumour sites covered are Oesophageal, Gastric, Duodenal, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, Gall Bladder and Pancreatic). The post is for a specialist nurse whom will be responsible for providing specialist nursing care to patients and their family’s diagnosed with an upper GI/HPB cancer.
The post holder will organise and maintain a caseload of patients. Communicating with patients, and their family, assessing their needs and providing relevant support, information, education and advice as required. The post holder will provide a service to patients from diagnosis and throughout the course of their disease and for those living with and beyond their cancer diagnosis. The role requires the ability to make appropriate and comprehensive referrals to services such as Specialist Palliative Care, Specialist Dietitians and community teams such as District Nurses, Occupational Therapists our Macmillan cancer information centre, among others.
The post-holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive nurse-led service including nurse led clinics. They will provide a holistic approach to care, evidence based that meets the individual needs of Upper GI cancer patients.
The post holder will work as an integral part of the established specialist Upper GI/HPB Cancer Nursing Team supporting adult patients with an Upper GI/HPB cancer diagnosis referred to Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. (Specific tumour sites covered are Oesophageal, Gastric, Duodenal, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, Gall Bladder and Pancreatic). The post is for a specialist nurse whom will be responsible for providing specialist nursing care to patients and their family’s diagnosed with an upper GI/HPB cancer.
The post holder will organise and maintain a caseload of patients. Communicating with patients, and their family, assessing their needs and providing relevant support, information, education and advice as required. The post holder will provide a service to patients from diagnosis and throughout the course of their disease and for those living with and beyond their cancer diagnosis. The role requires the ability to make appropriate and comprehensive referrals to services such as Specialist Palliative Care, Specialist Dietitians and community teams such as District Nurses, Occupational Therapists our Macmillan cancer information centre, among others.
The post-holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive nurse-led service including nurse led clinics. They will provide a holistic approach to care, evidence based that meets the individual needs of Upper GI cancer patients.
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information and details on duties.
The post holder should be available to work cross site where necessary in accordance with the role
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Jun 2025
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