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Job summary

Main area
Cancer Prehab/Rehabilitation
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6/7 dependent on experience
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week (2 working days a week)
Job ref
193-7083771PCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£37,338 - £52,809 pro-rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 6/7 Cancer Prehab/Rehab Clinical Nurse Specialist - 15 hrs p/w

NHS AfC: Band 6/7 dependent on experience

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

Cancer Prehab/Rehab Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 6/7 dependent on experience)

This is a part-time post for 15 hours per week.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce that we have a new opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Berkshire Cancer Centre.

We are looking for a dynamic, well-motivated and compassionate nurse with experience in cancer care to support the services provided by the cancer rehabilitation and wellbeing team.

The role offers opportunities to develop your skills to become an autonomous and independent practitioner in an interesting and fast moving field of oncology.

This is an exciting time to join the team whilst we increase our nurse-led working to enhance the care for people with cancer.

The post holder will be part of the cancer prehabilitation and wellbeing team, working alongside the wider multidisciplinary team supporting patients diagnosed with cancer. 

You will be able to undertake further professional development to support you in your future career progression.

We strongly encourage informal visits, email or telephone contact about the post.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) support people diagnosed with cancer by providing expert advice, psycho-social support and information on their disease, investigations, treatment and follow-up care.

The cancer prehabilitation and wellbeing team work alongside the site specific CNS team to enhance the services for these patients leading to improved cancer experience and outcomes.

The CNS team help to care for patients at all stages of their cancer journey and through a variety of treatments in a kind, compassionate manner.

The team are committed to the development and delivery of high quality holistic patient care. They play an active part in clinical practice, management of patient caseload, education, research, audit and professional activities relating to cancer care.

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our CARE values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role are:

Working as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with  cancer.

Providing  holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care.

Responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of this patient group.

Working with other professional groups in secondary and primary care.

Providing specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.

Works strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.

Participation in/leading clinical audit in own area.

Participates in and facilitates/undertakes research in specialist field.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12)
  • Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced communication skills training
  • Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care/relevant subject
  • Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant post registration experience in cancer or appropriate speciality
  • Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing
  • Experience of successful change management
  • Experience of multiprofessional team working
  • Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Florence Nightingale Foundation

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma Hogbin
Job title
Macmillan Cancer Prehab/Rehabilitation Lead Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07554778421
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