Job summary
- Main area
- specialty surgery
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (30 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 356-24-6320520
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Castle Hill Hospital
- Town
- Cottingham, Hull
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Skin/Sarcoma Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sarcoma and Skin cancer nurse specialist to join our supportive team, working alongside the existing Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist to further develop the service at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Sarcoma/Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist is a pivotal role within the Sarcoma/Skin cancer team and the post holder is responsible for providing appropriate highly specialist advice, support and education to patients, their families/carers and other Health Care Professionals both internal and external to the Trust.
You should possess excellent communication skills, be highly motivated and ideally have a back ground in plastic surgery/surgery or oncology nursing.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the first point of contact for patients and all members of the multi professional team who have need to access the specialist service. They will act as the patient’s keyworker to implement and co-ordinate programmes of holistic care at all stages of the patient’s pathway from diagnosis, pre-operative support and advice for patients on a surgical pathway through treatment to discharge or end of life care. They will utilise the available resources available within the trust to support the patients including the psychological support team, palliative care team, information services and living and beyond cancer team as appropriate.
As an integral member of the CNS team, the post holder will work autonomously and be able to influence patient care through development of specialist skills, knowledge and experience by the maintenance and development of nurse led initiatives.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regards to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of
obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Relevant post basic education to the post
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Cancer course
- Educated to 1st or 2nd degree level or working towards
- Counselling qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent post registration experience working within oncology or surgery/plastic surgery
- Evidence of good communication skills
Desirable criteria
- previous experience in plastic surgery/surgery or oncology
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential criteria
- Counselling skills
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Good IT skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Effective time management
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Confident/assertive, approachable
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Oncology therapies/treatments
- Knowledge of surgical treatments
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Team player
- Strong patient advocacy skills
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Willingness to undertake other qualifications as needed
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Edwards or Alexis Rayne
- Job title
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 461078
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