Macmillan Gastrointestinal Cancer Nurse Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join the Macmillan Gastrointestinal Cancer Specialist Nursing Team at Harrogate District Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join the well-established Macmillan GI Nursing Team and working alongside the wider multi-disciplinary team, offering specialist nursing input for patients diagnosed with a GI cancer. Our service within Harrogate provides clinical nursing expertise, advice and support to patients, families and carers throughout their pathway, minimising the impacts of diagnosis and treatment and managing ongoing follow-up and consequences of treatment so that patients can have a good quality of life living with and beyond cancer. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and driven to improve patient care and experience so that is personalised and addresses the concerns of the patient and their family. Cancer Services at Harrogate is a friendly, hardworking and supportive environment where you will work along side hugely talented individuals with plenty of opportunities to develop., To provide a specialist nursing service and support delivery of a co-ordinated and comprehensive service for patients with Gastrointestinal cancers including Colorectal, Gastric, Oesophageal, Pancreatic and Liver cancers in compliance with national cancer standards. To provide expert nursing advice and support to patients and their relatives/carers at all stages of the cancer pathway. To deliver and maintain high standards of care. To support the continued development of nurse led services.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.