There is an exciting career opportunity for a highly motivated and suitably experienced nurse to join the team of Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at Guys and St Thomas' Hospital within the gynae-oncology services.
Gynae-Oncology is part of the Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group with an aim of bringing excellent, high-quality care to patients during their cancer journey.
The post holder will be expected to have a knowledge of cancer pathways, gynaecology experience and a passion to holistically support patients from the moment of diagnosis.
The CNS team work closely with the medical team and other healthcare professional to ensure patients receive the best care possible. A high level of communications skills are key to being successful in this role.
The successful candidate with enjoy and have the ability to work within a team and autonomously when needed.
Applicants with a key interest in cancer, women's services and supporting patients and pathways are invited to apply for the role.
Closing date: 19th November at midnight
Interview date: 28th November
The main duties of the role include working autonomously to manage a caseload of patients and provide advice, support and expertise through a patients investigations, diagnosis and treatment.
The post holder will work along with the multidisciplinary team whilst delivering personalised care.
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.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our over 22,700 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Gatty Job title: Surgical Oncology Matron Email address: c.gatty@nhs.net Telephone number: 02071887353
Gynae-Oncology CNS team - GynaeOncologyCNSteam@gstt.nhs.uk
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