Main area Gastroenterology Grade NHS AfC: Band 7. The post is for a Secondment: 12 months (or Fixed Term, until 30th September 2026) with hours Part time - 28 hours per week (Monday to Friday).
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England.
Job overview
To provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers without supervision in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover for any area specified, acting as a professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.
To provide a nurse led service offering advice and expertise within the Upper GI Cancer speciality.
Main duties of the job
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.
To manage episodes of care and discharging patients as per protocol. To act as a key worker for patients in the case load, providing seamless, coordinated treatment pathway.
To work with the Upper GI Cancer team, taking an active role in involving users and carers in developing the service.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
* Management/team leading qualification
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of working in Gastroenterology/UGI
* Extensive knowledge base within the field of Gastroenterology
* Experience of Nurse Led Clinic's
Skills and Knowledge
* Evidence of implementing different change management approaches
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health, and is committed to the principles of improving working lives.
Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England. Tier 2 Sponsorship will be considered for applicants who require it to work in the UK.
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
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