Clinical Nurse Specialist – Gastrointestinal (GI)
Location: The Wellington Hospital, Wellington Place, London, NW8 9LE
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Competitive salary dependent on skills and experience

We're looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Gastrointestinal (GI) team at The Wellington Hospital.

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting patients with both benign and malignant gastrointestinal conditions, including lower GI (colorectal), upper GI and hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) pathways. Working within one of the UK's leading private hospitals, you'll be part of a close knit multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering personalised, evidence based care throughout every stage of the patient journey.

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the GI service, you'll be a consistent and trusted point of contact for patients from diagnosis onwards. You'll manage a specialist caseload, coordinate complex care pathways and provide clinical expertise, education and emotional support to patients and their families. Working closely with consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team, you'll attend specialist clinics, ward rounds and MDT meetings while helping to drive service development, quality improvement and best practice across the service.

This role offers the opportunity to further develop your specialist expertise while contributing to outstanding patient care in a highly regarded and supportive environment.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you'll do:

• Act as a key worker throughout the patient pathway, providing expert support, care coordination and continuity of care.
• Manage a specialist GI caseload, undertaking holistic assessments and developing personalised plans of care.
• Provide clinical information, education and emotional support to patients, families and carers, enabling informed decision making throughout treatment.
• Collaborate with consultants and the multidisciplinary team through clinics, MDT meetings and ward rounds to deliver seamless patient care.
• Contribute to audit, research, service development and quality improvement initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and experience.

What you'll bring:

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration, evidence of continued professional development and experience working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist within a relevant specialty.
• Significant post registration experience within a gastrointestinal, gastroenterology, colorectal, upper GI or HPB service, alongside completion of a relevant postgraduate qualification at Level 6 or Level 7.
• Experience managing complex patient pathways and providing specialist support throughout diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills, with the confidence to work closely with consultants and multidisciplinary teams while advocating for patients and supporting them through challenging and emotionally complex situations.
• A strong understanding of clinical governance, audit, service improvement and evidence based practice, alongside the ability to lead and influence positive change within a specialist service.

Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world's leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we're one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our colleagues, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That's why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist – GI you'll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we're committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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