Job summary
Employer heading
Trainee Gynaecology Oncology Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Job overview
Job Title - Trainee Gynaecology Oncology Nurse Specialist
Hours per week- 30 hours per week
Fixed Term - 12 months
Salary-£46,148 - £52,809 Per annum pro rata
Closing Date - 28th November 2024
Interview Date - 6th December 2024
Main duties of the job
- Provide and receive complex, sensitive / highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, barriers to understanding.
- Facilitate communication, which results in clear responsibilities being identified within the multi-professional team.
- Communicate very sensitive, complex condition related information to patients, relatives providing empathy and reassurance.
- There is a requirement to exchange verbal and written information with patients, staff and carers requiring tact and diplomacy.
- To co-ordinate the patients journey, acting as a key worker, and lead on patient communication issues..
- Ability to lead change and lead new ways of working.
- To be responsible for the assessment of needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care in line with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and reflect the Trusts policies, procedures standards and guidelines.
- To demonstrate the skills for assessing and interpreting specialist acute and other patient conditions, taking actions as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
his post will provide a comprehensive highly specialist service to Gynaecology oncology cancer patients throughout their care pathway including the overarching responsibility for the support of patients living with and beyond cancer.
The post holders will work closely with the Patients, Consultants, Macmillan, Gynaecology oncology team including CNS teams and relevant MDT members maintaining and developing nurse led services for the management of patients throughout their pathway from referral to ongoing treatment and living with and beyond cancer.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive clinical experience, minimum of 3 years post registration experience to include at least 1 year of management/leadership experience at band 6 Experience or above.
- Surgical nursing experience.
- Evidence of innovation in practice, participation in research
- Good communication skills. Experience of audit within the healthcare setting Specialty knowledge
- Understands need to complete Advanced Nurse practitioner study at MSc Level
Desirable criteria
- On-going personal/professional development: Evidence of master’s level study; Non-medical Prescribing; Advanced Health Assessment Course Specialist Cancer Nurse Training
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of working towards specialty related Degree or evidence of continuing academic progression in combination with equivalent Oncology experience
- Recognised certified course Cert in teaching or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree
- Research qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- ENB 998 or equivalent or experience of formal teaching to groups of staff
- Formal leadership and management training, leadership and motivation skills, Excellent communication skills
- Organisational and negotiation skills, ability to respond to changing demands of service
- Excellent specialty knowledge Understanding of the modern NHS and Trust strategy
- Be willing to complete diagnostic courses relevant to the post, hysteroscopy, colposcopy, and Gynaecology Ultrasound Scanning
- Assertive & confident, Personal & professional maturity, recognition of own limitations, demonstrates enthusiasm, able to influence other professional groups
- Able to demonstrate behaviors consistent with Trust values and behaviors
- Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs
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
- Thelma Hodder
- Job title
- Matron for Gynaecology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07770448282
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