Lower GI Clinical Nurse Specialist

This Band 7 role allows the postholder to develop professionally, gaining extensive lower GI cancer knowledge, advanced communication skills and autonomous management of a patient caseload while ensuring the provisionof excellent patient care in accordance with national guidelines.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Lower GI Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at Epsom and StHelier.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Qualifications & Training

Essential: - Registered General Nurse; - BSc healthcare related

Desirable: - MSC healthcare related; - Mentorship or equivalent qualification; - Advanced communication skills training; - Level 2 Psychology support skills

Experience

Essential: - Relevant experience

Knowledge and Skills