The Macmillan Acute Oncology Nursing Service is now a well-established service within Hywel Dda University Health Board.
We are looking for a motivated Band 7 Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the current team, providing excellent clinical skills and experience to review patients admitted with either complications of anti-cancer treatment, complications of malignancy, or new diagnosis of malignancy during an emergency admission.
This post will require the successful applicant to work flexibly across all three sites in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (Withybush Hospital, Glangwili Hospital, and Prince Philip Hospital).
The post holder will also regularly work on the oncology and haematology SACT cancer treatment triage line.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a key member of the Health Board with an opportunity to demonstrate leadership, innovation, negotiation, and teaching. The post holder will have the ability to work under pressure, be keen to face challenges, be well organized and enthusiastic, possess good IT skills, excellent communication skills, and be able to work as an effective member of a Multidisciplinary Team.
The purpose of this role is to provide specialist nursing advice, guidance, support, and leadership.
Work autonomously and manage own workload.
Provide specialist education and training to Staff.
The focus of this role will be to support the care of inpatients, requiring specialist oncology advice during an acute admission to hospital.
The role will also require the post holder to support the Health Board Cancer Treatment Triage Line, including weekend shifts approximately every 2-4 weeks.
About us
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health, and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private, and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential
1. Registered Nurse (Part 1)
2. Current NMC registration
3. Masters degree or equivalent experience
4. Expert level of knowledge in clinical speciality
5. Knowledge of service improvement
6. Able to undertake a literature search and critically appraise research papers
Desirable
1. Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
2. Management qualification (or equivalent experience)
3. Advanced clinical skills
4. Non-medical prescribing (v300)
Experience
Essential
1. Relevant experience at Band 6
2. Experience in the relevant specialty
3. Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
4. Experience of managing a ward/area/department
5. Experience of working with pre-registration nursing/midwifery students in a mentorship role
6. Experience of undertaking audit
7. Experience of using reflective learning to support the development of self and staff
Desirable
1. Band 7 experience
2. Experience of participating in research
Language skills
Desirable
1. Welsh speaker (Level 1)
Employer details
Employer name
Hywel Dda University Health Board
Address
Glangwili General Hospital
Dolgwili Road
Carmarthen
SA31 2AF
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