Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Cancer Nurses
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 361-6462487
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
- Town
- Northwood
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum, plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/08/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Urology
NHS AfC: Band 7
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to work with the Urology Oncology team and who shares our vision to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
This exciting role will give you the opportunity to contribute to the specialist care and management of patients, who are having treatment within MVCC
You will gain a valuable insight into supporting patients at diagnosis and through the cancer pathway, including on and post treatment and when disease recurs or advances.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of the CNS team and have previous oncology experience.
You will work closely with the Clinical Oncologists and the wider MDT.
Act as a key worker for patients.
Support both NHS and Private patients undergoing treatment in MVCC.
Provide specialist knowledge and support to patients by phone or in person while in clinic.
Act as liaison when required
Have the ability to carry out holistic needs assessments with patients at specific time points within their journey.
Manage an independent workload.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,134 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in speciality
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching Qualification
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment
- Band 6 or above
Desirable criteria
- Research module masters
- Degree
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant experience in the speciality and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situation due workload and colleagues' needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Leadership Skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload'; effective time management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead developments in practice
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Demonstrate analytical and judgemental skills
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
Desirable criteria
- Advanced communication 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
- Tanya Betts
- Job title
- CNS Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07766244768
- Additional information
Tanya Betts- CNS Lead - 07766244768
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