Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday to Friday (5 days)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday (5 days))
- Job ref
- 343-6871952-RB-SK
- 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
- 07/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Head and Neck 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
The post holder will serve as the primary keyworker for patients with suspected or diagnosed Head and Neck conditions. Utilising exceptional communication skills, they will deliver holistic, patient-centred assessments and care. Their responsibilities include providing psychological support, guidance, and information to patients and their carers or families. The role requires the ability to work both autonomously and independently while maintaining collaboration within an integrated team.
The role involves conducting initial assessments of patients referred from Primary Care. The post holder will coordinate the patient’s investigative pathway across hospital departments, including surgery and radiology, with strong support from the clinical and cancer services operational teams. In collaboration with the pathway coordinator, they will serve as the primary point of contact between the patient and the various specialty teams involved in the diagnostic process.
Main duties of the job
Head & Neck Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist- Band 7
The Epsom & St Helier Hospitals Cancer Nursing Department is thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity to join our nationally acclaimed Head & Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Team. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced nurse to join our team as a full-time, permanent Band 7 CNS. This role advances our tradition of innovation, focusing on developing and delivering nurse-led care models for patients experiencing symptoms or diagnoses of Head & Neck cancers.
The successful candidate will bring experience in Oncology, ENT and Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, showcasing a high level of clinical expertise. They will work in close collaboration with the Head & Neck medical team, cancer services, and multidisciplinary professionals to provide comprehensive assessment and investigational care. This role demands a commitment to safe and effective clinical decision-making to meet the needs of our patients.
In the longer term, there is scope for the post holder to advance their clinical practice, supporting post-diagnosis patients during surveillance, managing acute presentations, and offering guidance on managing symptoms of malignant disease and treatment side effects.
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 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
- Relevant experience at Band 6 or above
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
- 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
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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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