Clinical Nurse Specialist

The opportunity has a risen for a motivated nurse to join the Network Services Division The post will involve offering specialist nursing input to patients with Gynaecological Cancer. Together with the established Gynaecological and multi-disciplinary team, the CNS will aim to deliver a world class patient experience. The CNS will work within the busy and dynamic Gynaecology nursing team. Many patients will be receiving treatment to control their cancer and often have supportive and palliative needs. Sign posting patients to appropriate services, providing advice, support and symptom management is a fundamental aspect of the CNS role. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and driven to improve patient care and experience. The candidate must have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. They will also have well-developed clinical and professional leadership skills to encourage and promote best outcomes for patients, their relatives and carers. The, ability to work, The successful candidate will be required to collaborate with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team, both internally and externally including referring hospitals, GPs, District Nurses and Specialist Nurses across the Network to ensure there is a smooth transition for patients and carers from hospital to the community and vice versa.They will need to demonstrate initiative and vision in moving the service forward as well as developing standards and protocols for the management of this patient group.Other responsibilities are outlined in the Job Description

autonomously, is paramount for this post together with confidence to engage and work with a range of colleagues at all levels and from all professional groups.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.