Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Secondment considered. View to extend to permanent position)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 343-6414375-RB-SK-A
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom & St Helier Hospitals
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Gynaecology Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
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The post holder will act as the keyworker to all suspected and diagnosed Gyanecology cancer patients – and using excellent communications skills, provide holistic patient-centred assessment and care.
- To provide psychological support and care, advice, information for patients and carers/families.
- Have the ability to work autonomously and independently but within a collaborative integrated team.
- Support the development and provision of the Head & Neck cancer nursing service, working as part of the multi-disciplinary team, across the Trust.
- To act as a resource and to advise health and social care personnel on any aspects of patients’ therapeutic programmes of care.
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Gynaecology/Head & Neck Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse
- BSc healthcare related
Desirable criteria
- MSC healthcare related
- Mentorship or equivalent qualification
- Advanced communication skills training
- Level 2 Psychology support skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- In depth knowledge of current practice
- Holistic patient assessment
- Professional issues in nursing and healthcare
- Clinial supervision
- Clinical governance
- Research/clinical audit
- Multidisciplinary team leadership
- Teaching staff and patients
- Set and maintain standards/protocols of care
- Development of pathways
- Computer skills
Desirable criteria
- Budgetary awareness
- Quality improvement
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected]. 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
- Sian Parker
- Job title
- Head & Neck CNS Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 296 2000
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