Nurse Specialist Upper GI Cancer in Gorleston on Sea NR31 6LA inGorleston on Sea NR31 6LA PUBLISHED FRI 3 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Nurse Specialist Upper GI Cancer
The closing date is 17 October 2025
Job summary
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 in line with local and national targets.
To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover for any area specified acting as 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 and meet the needs of a group of patients.
A holistic approach to caring should be planned that will include the appropriate level of physiological; pathological; spiritual, socio-economical and cultural aspects which influence the care of clients within your specific specialty. To manage episodes of care as own/joint/shared caseload and discharging patients as per protocol.
To spend time in clinical practice acting as a role model to ensure the delivery of nursing care is at highest possible level to meet patient care.
To act as a key worker for patients in the case load, providing seamless, coordinated treatment pathway ensuring that scans, outpatient appointments etc are arranged such as to avoid treatment interruptions keeping the patient informed at all times.
To work with the Upper GI Cancer team taking an active role in involving users and carers in developing the service.
About us
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Details
Date posted
October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year
per annum, pro rata
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
177-EMER-7431739-A
Job locations
James Paget University Hospital
Lowestoft Road
Gorleston on Sea
NR31 6LA
Employer details
Employer name
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
James Paget University Hospital
Lowestoft Road
Gorleston on Sea
NR31 6LA
Employer's website
https://jobsincare.com/job/jnsRKHhEvP7 (Opens in a new tab)
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