We are seeking a dedicated, passionate, and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Lung Cancer Team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless and efficient care for patients throughout their lung cancer journey and provide vital follow-up care across all three of our sites. You will manage patients with complex needs, maintaining responsibility and accountability for all aspects of professional nursing practice.
You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless care coordination and treatment delivery, supporting both patients and healthcare professionals with expert clinical knowledge. You will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and prescribing treatment plans, including the management of care pathways and the provision of non-medical prescribing as appropriate. Your leadership and specialised knowledge will enable you to drive improvements in practice, developing and implementing clinical protocols and guidelines, ensuring that our lung cancer care services remain at the forefront of patient-centered care.
This is a high-impact role, offering the opportunity to work with a talented team in a supportive environment, while influencing the future direction of lung cancer care within our trust.
Please see attached job description and personal specification for a comprehensive description of main duties.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Please see attached job description and personal specification for a comprehensive description of main duties.
This advert closes on Thursday 23 Jan 2025
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