NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is a part-time post of 18.5 hours per week, with a shift pattern of Monday to Friday.
Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.
As a Neuro Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist you will be managing patients and associated symptoms related to the specialty, you are required to have had relevant experience of Neuro Oncology and have the knowledge and skill set to competently perform the necessary technical/invasive/physical & psychological/ emotional aspects of care for this defined patient group. As part of a Neuro-oncology clinical team you will be responsible for the delivery of a high-quality in- patient and outpatient clinic service, targeted patient groups including pre-treatment counselling and screening, monitoring of therapy/clinical response, urgent intervention and admission avoidance consultations. You must have the ability to work independently and possess excellent communication skills to manage the collaborative telephone advice lines / triage of incoming calls, in- patient referrals, interface with hospital clinicians and general practitioners, delivery of clinical support with a high level of ITC skills. The shift pattern for this post is Monday - Friday. It is essential that you are currently a Registered Adult Nurse with the NMC with significant post registration experience (Desirable) within the relevant speciality. You must be willing to undertake the non-medical prescribing and clinical assessment modules in order to support the development of the service.
You would be required to have a minimum of 3 years post registration experience within Neuroscience nursing.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.
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