Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
If you are currently working with patients who have a diagnosis of cancer, and wish to develop a career as a Clinical Nurse Specialist we have a unique opportunity within the Head and Neck cancer CNS teams at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. You will be working alongside experienced CNSs in an already established team.
This is an opportunity to make a worthwhile contribution in a friendly environment and provide specialist nursing advice to support people with Head and Neck cancers and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients and their relatives/carers in collaboration with a well-established multi-disciplinary team.
You will work collaboratively with all members of the extended multidisciplinary team including imaging departments, medical and surgical consultants, clinical nurse specialists, research teams, acute oncology, specialist palliative care, ward nursing teams, administrative teams as well as teams at other hospitals. You will need to work independently, whilst being a part of the wider Cancer CNS Team.
You will be supported by a team of CNSs and other MDT members delivering an exceptional standard of nursing care for patients and their families throughout the cancer patient pathway. You will further develop skills enabling you to practice in a more autonomous way of working within this specialist role.
Main duties of the job
* As delegated, provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients and their relatives/carers in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team in line with local and national targets. This will be for inpatients, outpatients and day care patients of the Trust, and will involve liaison with community services as appropriate.
* The post holder will provide specialist nursing care and support within their clinical speciality. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings.
* To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover for any area specified acting as professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.
* Working within existing CNS specialist team you will act as a Key Worker, carrying a clinical caseload but working under close supervision, to proactively manage care and provide easy access for ongoing support for patients.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Experience of supervision of junior staff
* Knowledge of research and audit
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
* Evidence of continuing professional development, this will be a relevant post-registration qualification or equivalent experience
* Experience of change management
* Experience of managing a group of staff
Experience
* Post graduate qualification in relevant speciality or minimum of 2-3 years post-registration experience within a relevant speciality.
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
* Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
* Able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
* Able to manage difficult situations effectively.
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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