Job Summary
We are recruiting for a Lung Cancer Specialist Support Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for a highly motivated qualified nurse who can demonstrate experience at Band 6, preferably working in the field of lung cancer or oncology care.
The successful candidate will be motivated, proactive, an excellent communicator, who works well within a team while also managing a case load.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of lung cancer care services within the trust as agreed with the Lead Nurse, in accordance with the Trust and national guidance.
You will work with patients being investigated and having a confirmed diagnosis of lung cancer or Mesothelioma, ensuring that national targets are met in the delivery of care.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Liaising with all appropriate members of the multi-disciplinary team and ensuring a seamless service between acute and primary care services.
2. Communicating very sensitive condition-related information to patients and relatives, requiring high levels of empathy and reassurance. This includes highly complex information that needs to be conveyed in easily understood language.
3. Ensuring the provision of appropriate verbal and written patient information, thus empowering the patient to make informed decisions.
4. Maintain own knowledge, competence, and skill level through regular clinical supervision, appraisal, personal development plans, and appropriate training programmes.
5. Work in partnership with other professional, health and social care organisations, trade union and voluntary sector organisations to embed these principles.
About Us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide. Our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability or a life event, such as menopause, so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listening and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Date Posted: 07 March 2025
Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working Pattern: Part-time
Reference Number: 361-6978751
Job Locations: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG14AB
Job Responsibilities: Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential:
* Registered nurse education to Degree level or willingness to undertake
* Post registration qualification in specialty
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Teaching qualification
* Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
* Advanced clinical assessment
Desirable:
* Research Module Masters Degree
Previous Experience Essential:
* Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
* Accept personal accountability for own practice
* Experience of formal/informal teaching
* Experience of initiating change
* Understanding evidence-based practice
* Experience of Clinical Governance
* Understanding of patient pathways and its complexities and how to support patients through this
Skills Essential:
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
* Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleague's needs
* Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
* Leadership skills
* Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management
* Effective interpersonal skills
* Ability to lead developments in practice
* Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
* Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
* Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
Desirable:
* Advanced communication skills
Other Requirements Essential:
* To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct
* Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic situations
* Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
* Role model our Trust values every day
Desirable:
* Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer Name: East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG14AB
Employer's Website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/
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