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Clinical Nurse Specialist in Acute Oncology
Band 7
Main area: Acute Oncology
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day week cover over 2 sites)
Job ref: 349-MRI-6997563*
Site: Acute Oncology MRI
Town: Manchester
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 31/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a full time, permanent Band 7 Macmillan Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists has arisen within the team that covers the Oxford Road and North Manchester General sites. The post holder will play a key role in the Acute Oncology Team in the delivery of acute oncology services throughout the Trust in patient services and through out-patient clinics. The post holder will provide early input of specialist care to oncology patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills and experience. The post holder will work alongside other clinical colleagues in oncology, palliative care, ED, acute medicine, radiology and pathology to ensure quality of care to the patients is maximised. This will include the development of clinical guidelines and education programmes. The post holder will be expected to cross cover and work between the Oxford Road Campus (ORC) and North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) sites.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications and training
* Registered Nurse
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Experience in teaching and assessing
* Non Medical prescribing
* Clinical examination/diagnostic module
* Advanced communication skills
* Post registration qualification in oncology nursing
Experience
* Significant clinical experience
* Experience of leading and managing a team
* Experience of change management
* Experience of multiprofessional working
* Experience in the specialist care of cancer patients
Knowledge and skills
* Ability to communicate sensitive information
* Able to collect data, interpret and write reports
* Knowledge of relevant national and local issues related to the care of cancer patients
* Exemplar effective verbal and written communication skills
* Able to perform advanced clinical assessments
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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