Gynaecology Cancer Nurse Specialist

Job summary

The post holder will support the team in providing expert clinical and supportive care for patients diagnosed with Gynaecology cancers and work with the Local Multidisciplinary Team and Regional Specialist Multidisciplinary Teams in supporting patients throughout their diagnostic and treatment pathway, providing individualised, compassionate, and informed patient care.

The Cancer Services department at Warrington and Halton Hospitals is a well-established and friendly department boasting a wealth of experience across several specialties and with the patient experience and outcomes at the heart of what we do.

As a Gynae CNS you will be part of this team and work as an integral part of the Gynae Service at the hospital supporting the patients of the Warrington and Halton communities through their Gynae Cancer journey.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for providing appropriate specialist advice, support and education to patients throughout the Gynae Cancer pathways, from diagnosis to treatment end.

To play a pivotal role within the Gynae Cancer team providing: specialist information; high quality care; assessment, advice, and support for those patients on a suspected Gynae cancer pathway having investigative procedures and eventual diagnosis and treatment of a Gynae cancer. This will extend to their families / carers and other Health Care Professionals both internal and external to the Trust, which will promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework.

This is a challenging and demanding role and requires a proactive, self-motivated, dedicated person who can manage complex care pathways across multiple agencies and services to ensure the highest quality of care and service delivery for all patients. You will have excellent clinical, communication and decision-making skills, be able to manage your own workload and have problem solving skills. You will be an excellent team player but equally able to work autonomously.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.