Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide maternity leave cover for a band 6 Children's Oncology/Haematology CNS for a fixed term/secondment until 19/05/2026. The CNS will join an established team dedicated to managing cancer and haematology conditions in children; we are a busy service with a caseload working across East Suffolk. You will provide specialist clinical advice and care to children and young people with cancer and haematology conditions.
We are looking for a confident, innovative, and experienced children's nurse who will be required to work within a multidisciplinary team providing support to acute and community services. You will need to be a good team player and be able to develop collaborative working relationships with other healthcare professionals, services, and agencies.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a specialist nursing service to children with cancer and haematology conditions and their families, within the Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU) agreement at Ipswich Hospital. Contributing to service delivery, the Clinical Nurse Specialist will work as part of a multi-professional team, ensuring children with cancer and haematology conditions and their families receive the highest standard of care and support.
Working across acute and community boundaries, the post holder will provide early input of specialist care to children and their families, including rapid review, early intervention, rapid referral back to the specialist team, and early discharge of children.
The post holder will give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills, and experience which will include the development of clinical guidelines, specialist protocols, and education programmes.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
Date posted: 28 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 432-HR2462-24
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Experience caring for children with cancer (proven at Band 5)
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
* Mentoring / supervision of other professionals
Desirable
* Community / Liaison experience
* Demonstrable management experience
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Sick Children's Nurse/ Registered Nurse (Child)
* BSc
* Mentorship / teaching equivalent
Desirable
* Masters degree
* Oncology related course /recognised qualification (eg. ENB 240 or equivalent, must have proven experience in speciality)
* Independent and Supplementary Prescribing course or willingness to undertake
* Post-registration chemotherapy qualification
* Advanced Communication Skills Training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address:
Ipswich Hospital
Heath Road
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website: https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/
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