We are seeking to appoint a Lead Nurse for Cancer and Palliative Care.
This role is the strategic lead and expert for cancer and palliative care nursing across South Tees NHSFT.
The postholder will provide visible senior professional and clinical leadership, advice, support, and consultancy to other senior clinicians across all professional boundaries and all organisational structures.
On behalf of the Trust, the post holder is responsible for representing cancer nursing and palliative care nursing at local, regional, and national levels. The post holder will ensure links with the Northern Cancer Alliance, local Integrated Care Boards, Macmillan Cancer Support, and other voluntary services. Strong links and collaboration across the system are required to ensure that the needs of the South Tees population are addressed.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead on the strategic development of a robust education portfolio to address the needs of the workforce in relation to cancer, palliative, and end of life care to ensure a highly skilled, confident, and engaged workforce.
Working across community and acute services, the post holder will lead on behalf of the Trust to ensure the strategic development and delivery of the cancer and palliative care agenda.
Leading and participating in audit, research, and evaluation, the postholder will ensure a continued source of expert nurse consultancy and drive the development of quality services. The overall purpose of this role is to ensure the delivery of evidence-based practice, delivering improvement to patient pathways and ultimately better outcomes for patients. There will be a strong focus on working closely with patients and clinical teams to ensure the provision of quality care. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of care for patients, providing professional leadership to cancer and palliative care nurse specialists within the Trust.
On behalf of the Trust, the post holder will develop close working relationships with key national and regional committees. There will be an expectation of visible leadership across the Trust and an ability to provide appropriate reports and presentations relevant to the role.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
1. Your Leadership Impact
2. Leading your Team to Success
3. Leading Into the Future
4. Service Improvement for Beginners
5. Developing your Service Improvement Skills
6. Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust values and behaviours
3. Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* NMC level 1 registration
* 1st degree
* MSc/MA in relevant related subject
* Qualification in Cancer/Palliative Care
* Hold a record of continuous professional and academic development
* Advanced communication skills qualification
* Evidence of ability to work at a senior level
* Leadership qualification/programme
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
* Demonstrate an expert working knowledge and experience of cancer and specialist palliative care.
* Extensive knowledge of care pathways related to cancer care.
* Significant senior experience in management of cancer and palliative care services.
* Significant clinical experience in a cancer/palliative care area.
* Evidence of being involved in service development and identifying priorities.
* Knowledge of good governance processes.
* High level of communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to convey sensitive information and strategies to large groups (e.g., clinicians, senior management, all healthcare workers, patients, and carers).
* Highly developed persuasive, motivational, and negotiating skills with the ability to lead teams to improve practice, influencing different teams within very complex and sometimes conflicting clinical and operational situations.
* Ability to analyse complex numerical and written data, assess options, and draw appropriate conclusions to aid service development.
* Leadership skills across the organisation and within the team.
* Competent IT skills - producing reports and spreadsheets.
* Ability to assess quality against key standards and performance indicators and produce action plans.
* Able to effectively network and build strong partnerships locally, regionally, and nationally.
* Experience of multi-agency, multi-professional team working.
Desirable
* Experience of effective budget management.
* Service redesign and project management experience.
* Experience in analysing and resolving complex complaints and incidents.
* Experience and evidence of presenting at conferences at local and national levels.
Experience
Essential
* Extensive post-registration experience with experience of working at a senior level.
* Strong management and leadership skills with a proven record of introducing organisation-wide change.
* Senior experience in Cancer/Palliative Care including proven staff management experience with the ability to motivate, lead, and develop staff.
* Proven experience of working within local and regional networks.
* Experience of input into audit/research.
* Experience of external quality programmes (e.g., GIRFT).
* Experience of managing change and delivering service improvement programmes.
* Knowledge and experience of identifying, measuring, and monitoring quality metrics and identifying areas for improvement.
* Experience of developing protocols and guidelines and introducing them into practice.
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Evidence of further study within the field of expertise or a willingness to undertake further training where appropriate.
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Demonstrates a positive image of the nursing profession and be a role model to all staff who care for cancer and palliative care patients.
* Passionate about service improvement to enhance patient safety, clinical effectiveness, and the patient experience.
* Caring and compassionate attitude to patients and colleagues.
* Personal and professional credibility and authority in Cancer and Palliative care.
* Personal resilience for a demanding and competing workload.
Employer details
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The James Cook University Hospital
Marton Road
Middlesbrough
TS4 3BW
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