Do you have experience caring for patients who have had head and neck cancer?
Are you looking for your next move?
Would you like the opportunity to be the Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist for Head and Neck Cancer at Chesterfield Royal Hospital?
Do you enjoy supporting people and making a real difference to them?
Would you like the opportunity to work within an established team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital to develop your skills and knowledge further?
Would you like to be instrumental in developing the current patient pathway partnership with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals?
We care for our staff as much as we do for our patients so we want you to join our team
The People you'll be working with....
There's currently 3 of us in the Head and Neck Nursing Team within the Surgical Services Division, so it won't be difficult and won't take long to get to know us all! We love the fact we're a small team, we look out for one another, and the spirit of the team is to always support each other if anyone ever needs any help or advice. Our team consists of young people, family people, and diverse people. You'll find friends here and we're sure you'll find your place within this diverse team.
This is an excellent opportunity to help support and develop the Head and Neck cancer nursing service and includes supporting people along the whole pathway including pre-diagnosis to living with and beyond cancer or transition to end of life care.
Main duties of the job
* Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of clinical practice and providing leadership to others.
* Lead the development, management, and promotion of the specialist nursing service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care that meets the needs of patients in accordance with national and local policies and initiatives.
* Work collaboratively with the clinical lead and the MDT for the service and contribute to the identification of service objectives, annual reports, and annual work plans for the service.
* Use advanced communication skills delivering highly complex, sensitive, significant, or contentious information to patients and carers. This may include results of tests, management options, details of prognosis, and impending end of life discussions.
* Make clinically sound judgements surrounding complex health concerns or situations which require analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of care options to enable initiation of interventions to support patients' healthcare needs.
* Be a point of contact for our patients and staff.
* Will be responsible for the ongoing development, evaluation, and management of the specialist Head and Neck cancer nursing service.
* Management of a team of existing Clinical Nurse Specialists and Macmillan Cancer Support Worker role.
* Lead the development and embedding of the Electronic Holistic Nursing Assessments within the Head and Neck specialty.
About us
Chesterfield Royal Hospital is located in Calow, Chesterfield, which is situated on a green field site on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It is home to the Crooked Spire and is also close to Sheffield, Derby, and Nottingham, thus offering numerous choices for recreational activities and lifestyles.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital was officially opened by the queen in 1985 and since then it has continued to expand and modernise, currently holding approximately 550 beds. We provide acute in-patient and out-patient care for Chesterfield and the surrounding rural area of North Derbyshire, serving a population of approximately 350,000 people.
We are currently rated GOOD by the CQC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
* 1st level degree or equivalent experience
* 1st level RGN
* Advance communication course/qualification
* Teaching and assessing
* Experience of leading and managing a Team
Desirable
* Master's degree level learning or prepared to work towards
* Physical examinations course
* Leadership qualification
* Non-medical nurse prescriber qualification (or willing to work towards)
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience including in clinical specialty
* Experience in line management
* Able to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
* Leadership and management experience
* Change management
Desirable
* Previous experience of working as a CNS
* Previous involvement with Macmillan
* Previous head and Neck / Oncology Experience
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
* Sound negotiation skills, with the ability to deal with difficult or challenging situations
* Ability to deliver educational sessions to nurses and other disciplines
* Presentation skills
* Computer literacy
* Lead audit programme and subsequent improvements
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Risk management awareness
Desirable
* Evidence of publication
* Led research project
* Report writing
* Developed an educational programme
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Positive attitude, self-motivated
* Ability to work under pressure, organise own workload and prioritise
* Adaptable to meet service needs
* Innovative and dynamic
Employer details
Employer name
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Calow
Chesterfield
S44 5BL
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