Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our dedicated Upper GI  team. You will provide consistent, safe, effective and quality care to provide holistic support to patients diagnosed with Upper GI conditions. 

You will  have responsibility and accountability for supporting a caseload of patients throughout their pathway from initial referral, through diagnostics to diagnosis and to patients living with and beyond their diagnosis. 

If you are a highly motivated, compassionate team member with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, we would like to hear from you. 

The role is a full time role and will require working flexibly to support existing service with adapting hours to cover leave and other absences to ensure full service provision.

*Please note that online interviews will not be available for this vacancy. All shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an in-person interview*

Main duties of the job

• You will provide clinical excellence, leadership, innovation and mastery within a specialty, or group of specialties, through highly developed specialist knowledge in Upper GI conditions.
• You will holistically assess and plan care for patients with complex needs, planning, evaluating, coordinating, and communicating care, to streamline and support patient through pathway
• You will work autonomously alongside the multi-disciplinary team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and have a presence at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust as the tertiary centre.
• You will lead the development and support of MDT, nursing, and allied health professionals, acting as an expert resource.
• You will lead service development and have active involvement in Cancer Care Alliance  and Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS), and local teams.
• You will act as keyworker for patients to ensure single point of contact during highly complex pathway
• You will engage in highly complex conversations and dialogue with patients and carers, considering learning needs and Mental Capacity, utilising advanced communication skills.
• You will be able to manage distressing situations with patients, carers and companions.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH.  We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. 

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships. 

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit.  We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.  We love working here and think you will too.