Band 6 Nurse Specialist for Upper GI Cancer Services (12 Month Fixed Term)
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional
resource to the multi- professional team, patients and carers within their
Speciality Service.
• The post holder will have a responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice
in partnership with other members of the speciality team will work collaboratively
to develop services and improve the quality of care delivered.
• The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offering
“highly specialist service advise” this will include setting standards of care, the
assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation
of programmes of care, management and education.
• The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service
group / speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance
framework.
• This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice,
leadership, acting as the patient advocate and through audit and education.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional
resource to the multi- professional team, patients and carers within their
Speciality Service.
• The post holder will have a responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team will work collaboratively to develop services and improve the quality of care delivered.
• The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offering “highly specialist service advise” this will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, management and education.
• The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group / speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework.
• This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice, leadership, acting as the patient advocate and through audit and education
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional
resource to the multi- professional team, patients and carers within their
Speciality Service.
• The post holder will have a responsibility to develop the specialist area of practice in partnership with other members of the speciality team will work collaboratively to develop services and improve the quality of care delivered.
• The post holder will carry responsibility for either a defined case load or offering “highly specialist service advise” this will include setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, management and education.
• The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical service group / speciality corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework.
• This will be achieved through the core dimensions of the role, clinical practice, leadership, acting as the patient advocate and through audit and education
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Feb 2025