Job overview
An opportunity has occurred for a highly motivated, caring nurse to join a well-established, regional neuro oncology nursing team, for a fixed term position of 12 months. The post is intended to cover maternity leave and will ideally commence the 1st of October 2024. The role includes supporting, advising, and managing a caseload of patients with brain and spine tumors. This very interesting and rewarding role combines the two aspects of neurosurgical and oncological nursing and therefore requires a multi-faceted approach to patient care. This role requires the post holder to demonstrate a high level of clinical decision-making and an ability to monitor and improve standards of care within the Neuro oncology Service. He/she will influence patient care with by providing a quality led service that combines the skills of clinical expertise, management, teaching, and research. Key to this role is a collaborative approach with the multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive patient focused service. As well as supporting inpatients, the post holder will be expected to run nurse led clinics to support the consultant’s workload and provide continuity of care for patients with brain tumors in the outpatient setting as well. The role requires an innovative nurse with a sound vision of nursing and a commitment to providing best patient care.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Neuro Oncology CNS combines the two aspects of neurosurgical and oncological nursing and therefore requires a multi-faceted approach to patient care. This role requires the post holder to demonstrate a high level of clinical decision-making and an ability to monitor and improve standards of care within the Neuro oncology Service.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc or working towards a specialist qualification in Neuroscience/Oncological nursing e.g. ENB 148 or equivalent.
2. Teaching qualification e.g. ENB 998 MELPS or equivalent.
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
3. Significant experience in neurosurgical and or cancer nursing.
Desirable criteria
4. IT skills, including the use of spread sheets, databases, and word processing.
Applicant requirements
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.