Due to promotion, an opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Gynaecology Oncology Specialist Nurse to join our dedicated team. This role will provide expert, patient-centred care and support to women undergoing investigation, treatment, and follow-up for gynaecological cancers. As a specialist nurse and main point of contact throughout the patient pathway, you will coordinate care across multidisciplinary teams, deliver holistic assessments, provide specialist advice and emotional support, and contribute to service improvement and patient experience initiatives. The successful candidate will be a Registered Nurse with experience in oncology, gynaecology, or cancer care, excellent communication skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to patients and their families.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
"Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made."
Support the Clinical Nurse Specialist with a defined case load, including setting the standards of care, assessment of care needs and the development and implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
To act as a link between the MDT and other primary and secondary care providers both locally and regionally to provide a seamless pathway of care to oncology patients across gynaecology.
Responsible to deliver care working with defined protocols for a defined caseload in clinics and referral to medical colleagues if any deviation from patients occur.
Participate in development of nurse led services within gynaecology.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
Participates in research and clinical audits in own specialist area.
To provide nursing care at an advanced level and to defend patient group
Provide and assess the need for symptomatic and psychological support to patients by
maintaining close contact by use of telephone, outpatient and ward visits.
To provide information and ongoing support to pre and post op patients.
To participate in trust wide educational events and be available as a learning recourse.
To assess, plan and implement patient care pathways with defined protocols and refer on as
necessary.
Contribute to the provision of specialist training to nurses and medical staff.
