Nurse Specialist Upper GI Cancer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
The Upper GI Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist provides expert nursing advice, leadership, and support to patients, relatives, carers, and the multidisciplinary team. This autonomous role manages and coordinates specialist nursing services for patients with Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, acting as a key worker throughout their pathway. The post holder delivers a nurse-led service offering specialist advice, education, and clinical expertise, ensuring timely, evidence-based care. They collaborate with healthcare professionals to optimise patient outcomes and provide holistic support. As a clinical leader, the specialist contributes to service development, teaching, training, research, and quality improvement.
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
Desirable criteria
- Management/team leading qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of working in Gastroenterology/UGI
- Extensive knowledge base within the field of Gastroenterology
- Experience of Nurse Led Clinic's
- Skills and Knowledge
- Evidence of implementing different change management approaches, demonstrating experience of contributing and participating in change programmes, leading innovative solutions
- Education and Qualifications
- NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Management/team leading qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Experience of working in Gastroenterology/UGI
- Extensive knowledge base within the field of Gastroenterology
- Experience of Nurse Led Clinic's
- Skills and Knowledge
- Evidence of implementing different change management approaches, demonstrating experience of contributing and participating in change programmes, leading innovative solutions
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,810 – £54,710 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Nurse Specialist Upper GI Cancer
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
The Upper GI Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist provides expert nursing advice, leadership, and support to patients, relatives, carers, and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care. Working autonomously, the post holder manages and coordinates specialist nursing services for patients with Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, acting as a key worker throughout the patient pathway.
The role involves delivering a nurse-led service that offers specialist advice, education, and clinical expertise, ensuring patients receive timely, evidence-based care that meets local and national standards. The post holder works collaboratively with healthcare professionals across disciplines to optimise patient outcomes, provide holistic support, and facilitate informed decision-making.
As a clinical leader and professional role model, the Clinical Nurse Specialist provides both direct and indirect patient care, contributes to service development, supports teaching and training activities, and participates in research and quality improvement initiatives. The role requires flexibility to provide specialist support and cover across designated clinical areas as required, ensuring continuity and excellence o
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