CNS Rapid diagnostic service
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our progressive Gastroenterology team at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. You will support the delivery of the Faster 28 Day Dignosis, 62 day cancer standard as well as playing a pivotal role in the development of the Rapid Cancer Diagnostic Centre.As such we are recruiting to expand our nurse led team with a number of Clinical Nurse Specialists into our service.
This is a pivotal role tasked with embedding a newly developing UGI and Lower STT pathway on the Basildon site and will explore all elements of your professional skills set.
You will be expected to work with our extensive multidisciplinary team whilst supporting patients and their relatives through their journey from referral to discharge or next steps, providing them with the highest quality healthcare and patient experience.
Please be aware this may close early due to the number of applications.
Main duties of the job
Provide a streamlined and efficient pathway to improve avoidable 2ww pathway delays across the MSE.
Work closely with the UGI CNS (diagnosed cancers) to ensure smooth and timely handover of patients with a cancer diagnosis.
Work with GP representatives to Improve 2WW referrals , undertake referral audits and continue support to ensure pathway resilience from primary care
Manage the oversight of STT Diagnostics, First test by day 7 (as per the national timed pathway) and CT same day with improved performance and leverage in pathway for cancer treatments to improve outcomes.
Reduction of late referrals – local referral criteria to ensure referrals are timely (alongside Inter Provide Transfer standard operating procedures of 28 day.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting role as our CNS using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Professional qualification
Essential criteria- NMC Registration - 1st register
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- IT literate - demonstrated through work duties in application
- Colorectal or Cancer post graduate course
Experience
Essential criteria- Colorectal and/or cancer knowledge demonstrated in supporting information
- Significant post-qaulification experience working in gastroenterology, acute medicine or cancer
- Cancer Pathway experience
- Application demonstrates knowledge of cancer access policy and FDS
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application