Upper GI Lead CNS

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Do you have excellent interpersonal and leadership skills which enable you to inspire, motivate, empower and influence a team?

Are you an individual who is pro-active and dynamic in your approach to patient care and looking for a challenge?

If yes, then we want to hear from you…..

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated registered nurse to lead our Upper GI cancer clinical nurse specialist team. You will provide specialist nursing advice as the clinical expert, and support and facilitate the delivery of high quality, safe care, which is patient centred and encompasses a holistic approach to patients with Upper Gastrointestinal cancer, working closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team.

You will be pivotal in the implementation of change and future developments. With this in mind, we are looking for a proactive individual with a positive attitude and have the drive and passion to create an inspirational working and learning environment. You will head a team which includes Band 6 nurses, working closely with a Macmillan support worker.

The role of the successful candidate will be to consistently drive excellent clinical quality standards by providing visible clinical leadership to the team and support them in the delivery of high quality, effective and evidence based care. The focus being on patient experience, patient safety and providing assurance that standards are met for every patient, every time.

You will be provided with the opportunity for further professional development and support to embrace the challenge of working in a diverse clinical environment.

As we take pride in caring for our patients, we also prioritise taking care of our staff. You will be part of a compassionate and friendly wider specialist cancer nursing team who understand the challenges that arise when caring for cancer patients and the importance of supporting one another.

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments in Taunton are provided in the state of the art Beacon Centre. The Beacon Centre has received a number of accolades since opening in 2009 for the high quality care delivered - CHKS ISO 9001 accreditation, Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM), Investors in People Gold Award and Customer Service Excellence Award.

In addition to joining a Cancer Centre rated as an area of Outstanding Practice by CQC (2016) you will get to experience life in the West Country with Taunton having numerous advantages to improve your quality of life outside work. This post is based at Musgrove Park Hospital in the heart of Somerset. Here you can soak up all that the idyllic countryside has to offer with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone’s throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London

Please note: If you are successful for interview, you will be required to bring the following with you: Proof of any essential qualifications stated on the Job Description, proof of NHS payslip if coming from another NHS Organisation and all ID to prove your identity and Right to Work (More details will follow for successful applicants invited to interview)

Our values are simple: Outstanding Care, Working Together, Listening and Leading.

Benefits

With this in mind, we offer a range of staff benefits including

We recognise that our staff are our most valuable resource, we are proud of the excellent levels of service our Trust provides to our service users and the dedication and conscientious of our staff.

Excellent annual leave entitlement

Relocation package – up to £8,000 (Subject to eligibility)

Enhanced rates of pay

NHS Pension Scheme

Free parking on most of our sites

NHS discounts

Training and development

Flexible working

Paid registration fees for the 1st year for newly qualified staff

For more information please contact the recruitment team via email: SomersetNHSJobs@SomersetFT.nhs.uk

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