Clinical Nurse Specialist - GIST​/Sarcoma Oncology

Overview

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With a strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

We support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030 for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus.

Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Clinical Nurse Specialist - GIST/Sarcoma Oncology, Band 7

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a full time Band 7 GIST/Sarcoma Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist to support patients diagnosed with GIST/Sarcoma who will be treated under the umbrella of the Northern Centre for Cancer Care.

• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• Urgent treatment centres
• Management experience / qualification

The successful candidate will have a passion for oncology nursing and will be driven to make a difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with GIST/Sarcoma. They will support patients along their individualised pathway through holistic needs assessment, ensuring that personalised care is at the heart of what they do. The role lends itself to development and review of current practices and provides opportunities to make a significant impact on the lives of patients affected by cancer.

Main duties include ensuring that current and newly created pathways are best suited to treating and supporting this group of patients. You will require excellent communication skills, with a clear drive and passion for oncology nursing support. You will have a strong background in oncology nursing and ideally have administered systemic anti-cancer treatments in the past. You will have awareness of current treatment regimes for this group of patients and the ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will be an advocate for your patients, providing support through formal clinic appointments and informal reviews. You will provide information and education explaining complex diagnosis and treatment regimes and ensure that the patient is fully informed. The successful individual will provide coordination of care and linkages to ensure effective patient pathways.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to accommodate flexible working arrangements where possible. If it works for the service, we will endeavour to make it work for you. We have around 2 million patient contacts each year and deliver care from a range of sites, including:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and other community sites. Please see attached information on Staff Benefits under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’. For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit the Careers page.

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