Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Nursing
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 2 years (or secondment)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
- Job ref
- 358-6382989-COR
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- LRI/LGH
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Macmillan Oncology Cancer Nurse Specialist
Band 7
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance
Job overview
2 year secondment/fixed term
We have a unique opportunity for 2, band 7 Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists to work within the oncology services at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. This is a 2 year Macmillan funded project, to scope the CNS provision and patient experience within the service. This will include the auditing and benchmarking of existing services, identifying gaps, health inequity and areas for improvement. Utilise innovative ways of working to pilot new services, to support the implementation of the personalised care agenda, in particular the offer of a personalised care and support plan and supporting the transfer of patients onto personalised stratified follow up (PSFU) pathways. The role will also provide a Cancer Nurse Specialist provision within oncology and the Macmillan Information & Support Centre as required.
As a band 7 you will be expected to meet the essential criteria, possess the relevant post registration experience as outlined in the person specification.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity please contact Gemma Gunn, Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse at; [email protected] or on 07814 364 633 for further information or to arrange an informal visit.
Main duties of the job
As a Cancer Nurse Specialist, you will manage the psychosocial needs of patients and their families or carers. You will be able to offer broad treatment information, symptom control advice, psychological support and signposting to other services. You will be offering the opportunity for a personalised support and care plan through the offer of a holistic needs assessment. Care may be delivered face to face, in clinics, on the wards and over the telephone/virtual. This position includes cross site working.
You will work collaboratively with all health professionals involved in the patient’s pathway within UHL’s multidisciplinary team (MDT) including (but not limited to), Oncology Consultants and Specialist Registrars, Tumour site specific CNS’s, Radiotherapy, Macmillan Information and Support Centre, administration team, quality improvement team, data analysts, personalised care team. It is expected you will have excellent communication and organisational skills and you are able to foster excellent working relationships.
You will need to work autonomously within your role as well as collaboratively with colleagues to achieve the key performance indicators related to the funding. You will be required to provide regular progress reporting to stakeholder groups within UHL and Macmillan Cancer Support.
Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Work autonomously, providing an effective nurse-led service as needs dictate.
Prepare reports and audits as required for your specialty and feedback at relevant senior meetings eg Quality and Safety meetings, CMG board, stakeholder meetings.
Demonstrate comprehensive holistic assessment of patients utilising a variety of advanced clinical skills, while acting as a role model, in line with the Clinical Nurse Specialist role for the service.
Promote and initiate innovations and change related to improvement of clinical services in relation to the specialty.
To continually review performance against Key Performance Indicators, proactively addressing areas of concern, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.
Utilise advanced skills of assessment, interpreting complex psychological, physiological, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs.
Promote a culture that supports and enables self-management.
Responsible for ensuring that consistently high standards of customer service are delivered by all members of team.
Respond to highly complex/demanding patient situations.
To provide evidence to demonstrate the key performance indicators associated with the Macmillan investment.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration with no restrictions to practice
- Degree with relevance to specialism
- Education at Masters degree level ( L7) or above in specialism or willing to undertake.
- Qualification in Teaching/mentoring
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical prescriber
- Advanced communication skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience at band 6 or above in specialist area, or relevant area with transferable skills.
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Excellent communication both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Gemma Gunn
- Job title
- Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07814 364 633
- Additional information
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