Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist – Gastrointestinal Cancer
Barts Health NHS Trust
London, EC1A 7BE
Salary
£47,951 to £56,863
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 September 2026
1 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated cancer nurse to join the Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist te...
You will provide specialist nursing support to patients with gastrointestinal cancer, acting as a developing key worker and patient advocate. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will undertake holistic needs assessments, coordinate care across organisational boundaries, provide specialist advice and information, and support patients to make informed decisions about their treatment and care. You will participate in MDT meetings, contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives, and complete a structured CNS development programme to support progression towards independent caseload management. We are looking for a compassionate, organised and resilient registered nurse with
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Degree in Nursing
- Post registration qualification in oncology / related specialty
Desirable
- Master's level learning or oprepared to work towards
- Advanced Communication
- Skills training
- Psychological assessment oskills Level 2 training
- Recognised teaching oqualification or prepared to owork towards.
- SACT qualification / UKONS SACT Passport
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrates a breadth of ogeneral nursing experience
- Relevant post-registration oexperience in cancer/related specialty.
- Experience as preceptor / mentor to junior nurses / students
- Experience of multiprofessional and cross organisational working
- Experience of advanced holistic patient assessment &/or triage.
- Experience of identifying and managing the shortand long-term effects of cancer diagnosis and treatment.
- Experience of dealing with sensitive issues, conflict, and difficult situations
Skills
Essential
- Effective communication skills to deliver complex and life altering information.
- Ability to overcome or manage any barriers to communication
- Demonstrates interpersonal and influencing skills
- Demonstrates an ability to undertake a holistic needs oassessment of patients
- Ability to make decisions of varying complexity and sensitivity
- Ability to deal with complex and emotional situations, make decisions under pressure, innovative problem solving and awareness of own limitations.
- Demonstrable negotiation and change management skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritise a complex and demanding workload flexibly.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
18 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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