Band 7 Faster Diagnosis Service (FDS) Nurse

The Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) is a national cancer standard designed to ensure that patients with suspected cancer have their cancer diagnosed or excluded within 28 days of referral. Several upper gastrointestinal (UGI) and lower gastrointestinal (LGI) symptoms can be suggestive of a GI cancer and the FDS team are responsible for the triage and pathway of referred patients to meet this standard.

The appointed post holder will be an integral part of the team, the post holder will be given various opportunities in education and training to further develop their skills and encourage career development. The successful candidate will have good communication skills both with patients and the multi disiplinery team, they will also be expected to work autonomously and provide care according to the diagnostic pathways set out withint the SOP.

The main purpose of this role is to be an integral part of the team delivering the Faster Diagnostic service to the GI pathway. The post holder will be involved with the professional running and contribute to clinical leadership and operational management of the Faster Diagnostic Service. The person will act as a role model, adopting a flexible approach in a role which encompasses service management and clinical responsibilities.

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.

Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries – live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We operate from two main sites – King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.

Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Roberts Job title: Clinical Endoscopist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01708435000

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