Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a Trainee CNS/ FDS Nurse to join our Gynaecological Oncology team.
This exciting opportunity is open to all registered nurses working within a relevant specialty.
The post involves completing a structured programme of objectives and supervised practice, designed to develop you into a highly competent and autonomous Band 7 CNS, supporting patients across the diagnostic and treatment pathway, including the Faster Diagnostic Service (FDS).
For those who may not yet fully meet the criteria, we are also open to offering this role as a developmental post at Band 6.
In this case, you will undertake a structured training, academic, and professional development pathway, designed to enable progression to Band 7 within six months upon achieving the necessary competencies.
You will collaborate on a tailored training plan and fully engage in the development process to support their growth into the Band 7 role.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will provide a high-quality, patient-centred specialist nursing service for patients with suspected and confirmed gynaecological cancers. The post holder will act as the clinical expert and professional resource for the multidisciplinary team (MDT), patients, and carers within the Gynaecology Oncology service.
The post holder will ensure that patients and their carers receive the highest standard of care and support from the point of referral through diagnosis, treatment planning, surgical intervention, oncological therapies, and ongoing follow-up. Acting as the key worker, the CNS will coordinate care and provide continuity across the patient pathway.
A key focus of the role is supporting the Faster Diagnostic Service (FDS), ensuring patients with suspected gynaecological malignancy receive timely assessment, investigation, and diagnosis or exclusion of cancer within 28 days of referral, in line with national standards. The post holder will work closely with the MDT to support early triage of referrals, rapid review of diagnostic results, and appropriate onward referral, discharge, or surveillance as required.
The post holder will provide a direct telephone contact service for patients and their families, offering ongoing advice, information, and emotional support.
In collaboration with other Gynaecological Oncology CNSs, and under the managerial supervision of the Lead Gynaecological Oncology CNS, the post holder will contribute to the development and expansion of the specialist service in line with the BHR clinical governance framework, NICE guidance, and London Cancer Network guidelines.
The CNS will act as a representative of the Gynaecology Oncology Network at local, regional, or national meetings as required and will provide leadership in clinical practice for professional teams and peers, supporting learning and development across the primary and secondary care interface.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
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We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse, 1st level with current NMC Registration
2. Diploma level education Relevant CPD in gynaecology
Desirable criteria
3. Advanced Communication Training
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
4. experience of 3 years minimum as a B5 within acute Gynaecology
Desirable criteria
5. Experience of autonomous practice exercising clinical judgement
Skills/ Abilities
Desirable criteria
6. Advanced clinical skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.