Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-SA1246395
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea
- Town
- Chelsea
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 Per Annum Inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We are now looking to recruit a Clinical Nurse Specialist to work as part of this multi-professional team. In the first instance, you will need to be a registered nurse with at least 3 years post registration experience in cancer/palliative care, and community experience would be a bonus. Educated to at least degree level, you will also need to be confident in delivering education and training to all staff groups, having attained some form of post registration qualification in this. This post will offer this service to patients at both the Chelsea and Sutton sites of the hospital. We would welcome and encourage an informal visit.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the specialty. In addition, the post holder will be required to liaise with their peers across the Trust, the divisional management team and appropriate corporate directorates and teams. The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues external to the Trust and national networks as appropriate to the specialty.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
- To identify appropriate patients in the outpatient setting and also those who may be occasionally referred from the hospital setting and to assess their community needs in order to facilitate a seamless and safe discharge into the community.
- To communicate directly with members of the community MDT including GPs, community palliative care teams, district nurses and any other health care professional involved directly in the patient’s discharge.
- To arrange telephone/face to face conferences with community colleagues and to participate in these meetings either by telephone or in the patient’s preferred place of care.
- Along with the Matron/Nurse Consultant Palliative Care support educational initiatives for community and primary care providers to improve knowledge and to empower local teams to provide supportive and palliative care services to patients in their own homes.
- To work with patients and their families to ensure a smooth transition between primary, secondary and tertiary care services.
Person specification
Attainments
Essential criteria
- First Level registration
- Palliative Care qualification
- First and/or Higher Degree
- Willingness to work towards Higher Degree if without this
- Teaching qualification/experience
- 3 years experience Palliative Care
- Experience in research
Desirable criteria
- Oncology qualification
Special Aptitudes & Disposition
Essential criteria
- Evidence of numeracy and computer literacy skills.
- Experience of managing a clinical caseload
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
- Sharon Taylor
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Support Team
- Telephone
- 01629 690825
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