About this role
Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and dynamic Nurse who is passionate about improving care for women?
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Specialist to join our Gynaecology Oncology team at Colchester hospital.
Alongside our lead Nurse Specialist, you will ensure that an effective service is provided for patients admitted for Gynaecology Oncology surgery from pre-admission to outpatient follow up.
These are exciting times within this service and there is lots of scope for developing the service and reviewing clinics provided to improve the care women receive.
Main duties of the job
You will assist in maintaining, alongside the MDT, an effective, streamlined and efficient service for patients in the South Essex and East Suffolk area in collaboration with other members of the network tumour site group in line with National Cancer Standards and Improving Outcomes Guidance
You will provide a highly developed standard of specialist care, knowledge, advice, information and education underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience to patients, carers, healthcare professionals and relevant others.
You will implement quality initiatives as part of the audit process to evaluate standards of care and service delivery within the nursing team and when appropriate the multidisciplinary team
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Relevant post registration experience at Band 5 or above in gynae/oncology/palliative care/ surgical environment Ability to work independently and use initiative Experience of multi-professional working
Desirable
Current/ recent experience of caring for patients with gynaecological disorders Ability to support and influence change
Qualifications Essential
Current registration on part 1 of the NMC register BSc(Hons) in related subject or undertaking a degree pathway Evidence of continued professional development Evidence of mentoring and coaching
Desirable
Specialist long course in gynaecological care at degree level or willing to undertake
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of cancer pathways Knowledge of current issues within health and nursing to underpin practice
Desirable
Evidence of knowledge of Gynaecology Oncology referral pathways
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colchester
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)