Band 7 Oncology/Gynaecological Clinical Nurse Specialist
We are excited to announce an opportunity that has arisen for a Band 7 Oncology/Gynaecological Clinical Nurse Specialist. If you are an experienced nurse who is passionate about supporting our female patients diagnosed with cancer and committed to delivering high quality compassionate care, then we would like to hear from you.
We are seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Nurse Specialist for Gynae Oncology. You will be working alongside other clinical colleagues to support the facilitation of high-quality care within the Gynae-Oncology Services.
You will be providing a specialist nursing service, offering holistic, patient centred and sensitive care to women who are being treated, or living with and beyond cancer.
As the clinical nurse specialist, you will provide a high-quality nursing service for patients with Gynaecological cancers. You will act as a clinical expert and professional resource within the multi-professional team, patients, and carers for the Gynaecology-oncology service.
You will be involved in seeing new patients in clinic and supporting them through Radiotherapy, Brachytherapy and SACT as well as follow up clinics. Supporting medical and clinical gynaecological/oncology patients in the inpatient areas as well.
You will provide a direct line telephone contact service for patients with gynae malignancies and their family members offering ongoing advice, information, and support.
Main duties of the job:
1. NMC Registration.
2. Specialist training and experience to supplement degree.
3. Non-medical prescribing qualification or commitment to undertake.
4. Experience in communication skills in very emotive situations.
5. Experience of autonomous working.
6. Ability to manage and prioritise own workload.
7. Evidence of ongoing CPD.
8. Band 6 experience within chemotherapy and cancer.
Desirable:
1. Experience within the designated speciality.
2. Degree level education.
3. Knowledge of SACT.
4. Knowledge of radiotherapy and Brachytherapy.
Skills and Abilities essential:
1. Clinical assessment skills module at minimum of degree level or equivalent or commitment to undertake.
2. Plans delivery of specialist nursing care.
3. Coordinates multi-disciplinary activities within speciality service.
4. Provides high level of speciality advice.
About us:
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can.
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity, removing all barriers, including discrimination, and ensuring each individual member of staff can reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions, and thrive in their work.
Job description:
Job responsibilities:
*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.
Person Specification:
Qualifications:
Essential:
* *Registered Adult on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role).
* *Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 / 7).
* *Recognised mentorship course.
Desirable:
* *To have or working towards a MSc/ Masters qualification.
* *To have or working towards advanced health assessment module -- where applicable to the role.
* *Non -- Medical Prescriber/ willingness to undertake - where applicable to the role.
Experience:
Essential:
* *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC.
* *Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality.
* *Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level.
* *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.
* *Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
* *Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
* *Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross-agency work environment.
* *Experience of patient service user advocacy role.
* *Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff.
* *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality.
* *Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding.
* *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance.
Desirable:
* *Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator.
* *Experience in service development.
* *Awareness of current research related to the speciality.
Additional Criteria:
Essential:
* *Ability to adapt behaviour to changing circumstances.
* *Positive and enthusiastic attitude.
* *Ability to communicate articulately and motivate others.
* *Evidence of flexible and innovative approach to service delivery and development.
* *Ability to work a varied shift pattern where required.
* *Ability to act on own initiative.
Employer details:
Employer name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address:
Good Hope Hospital
Rectory Rd
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7RR
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304-53196PM
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