Job summary
- Main area
- cancer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 292-6906783-CSS
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 8a
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual passionate about cancer services to join Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust as the Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse
In the role you will deputise for the Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse specialising in the field of cancer care, leading, influencing, developing and expanding cancer services throughout the Trust and strategically influencing the direction of cancer nursing.
You must be able to demonstrate commitment and drive, along with excellent communication skills. Being a flexible and adaptable compassionate leader is also essential to the role.
Main duties of the job
You will work collaboratively with a variety of health care professionals from primary and secondary care settings, Integrated Care System, East of England Cancer Alliance, patients, their representatives and external agencies to ensure the delivery of cancer services within the Trust are consistent with both national and local strategy, to include relevant governance, quality and operational frameworks.
Responsible for the development of a high quality, effective and efficient service to patients and healthcare professionals through leadership and supervision, robust clinical governance and education.
Directly responsible for the line management of designated Cancer Nurse Specialists who are accountable and responsible for the leadership and direction of their teams and the services they deliver.
Support the East of England Cancer Alliance transformational projects to support the delivery of the Personalised Care agenda, along with other initiatives alongside the Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of relevant CPD
- Up-to-date mandatory training
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Relevant Nursing Degree
- Willing to work towards Master’s qualification
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualification
- Coaching techniques
- Willingness to undertake further educational qualifications or training as necessary
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive clinical experience in cancer care
- Evidence of innovative practice
- Ability to lead audit
- Effective networking with colleagues at all levels, experience or working across professional and organisational boundaries
- Ability to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
- Detailed understanding of the National Cancer Agenda
- Demonstrates understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
- Experience in the delivery of services for Cancer patients
Desirable criteria
- Experience of chairing multi professional meetings
- Experience of working with other sectors of the NHS eg ICS
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent communicator of complex matters at all levels
- Proven record to initiate and manage service development
- Demonstrates excellent leadership, organisational, time management and motivational skills
- Ability to communicate complex or sensitive information about well-being to anxious patients and relatives
- Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to utilise them effectively within a multi-professional team based working environment
- Proven ability to manage and deliver complex and changing workload, which will include the need to resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales
- Proven management skills with an effective personal leadership style.
- Conflict resolution / problem solving skills
- Demonstrate commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs
- Compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others E
Desirable criteria
- Project management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Edwards
- Job title
- Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 962214
- Additional information
Cally Bruce - Lead Nurse for Acute Oncology - 01279 973115
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