Main area: Uro Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment Opportunity also available)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 470-24-0111-PL
Employer: Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: St Mary's Hospital
Town: Newport, Isle of Wight
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata, per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/04/2025 23:59
Uro Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
12 Months Fixed Term/ Secondment Opportunity available
We are recruiting for a Uro Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards “great people, great place”.
You will provide a comprehensive quality service that demonstrates highly specialised clinical knowledge and expertise for the management of patients with Uro-Oncology cancer and their carers/family. Making contact with patients from the time of initial diagnosis to provide practical, psychological and emotional support.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide expert communication with patients in ways which empower them to make informed choices about their health and healthcare, providing practical information on all aspects of treatment.
2. To work in collaboration with the lead clinician and the Multidisciplinary Team on the Isle of Wight and Mainland, to provide a high quality co-ordinated service between all disciplines.
3. To act as an expert resource in providing evidence based advice and information to promote the health and well-being of patients with Uro-Oncology cancers, and offer clinical expertise in treatments/therapies for patients that are unbiased.
4. To provide professional innovation within the specialty, and contribute to the development of Uro-Oncology services throughout the Trust as a core member of the Multi Disciplinary Team.
5. To provide clinical nursing leadership and act as a specialist resource for nurses, doctors and others in the acute trust and community services within the specialty.
6. Lead the development and implementation of clinical audits and research projects in own specialist area, ensuring that the findings are disseminated and good practice is shared across the trust and beyond.
Working for our organisation
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your role will be one of the identified leads in the development of nursing practice in your own specialist area, working at an advanced level across the healthcare teams, also as a core member of the Uro-Oncology Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT).
You will be the identified key worker for patients with Uro-Oncology cancers and their families on the IOW and will co-ordinate island patients care throughout their cancer pathway.
The post holder will also act as a resource for all health care professionals caring for patients with Uro-Oncology cancers, and work in close collaboration with other cancer specialist nurses in mainland cancer centres, especially Southampton General Hospital (SUHT).
You will be required to work across departmental, directorate and Trust boundaries to support the delivery of a patient-centred seamless service.
Attached you will find the full Job Description, person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
Person specification
Experience
* Registered nurse: entry on either part 1 or 12 of the NMC register, with 5 years post basic clinical experience
* Possession of: Cancer care/palliative care/haematology specialist training/knowledge
* Evidence of professional development relevant to the speciality
* To hold an ENB 998 or teaching qualification.
* To have completed specialist study at level 3. To be in the process of completing a degree or already hold a relevant degree and working at master level qualifications
* Evidence of continuing professional development and training.
* Mandatory training up to date
* To demonstrate a genuine interest in cancer care and knowledge of this speciality, working at an advanced level clinically and managerially
* A minimum of 3 years professional practice with experience in clinical haematology or oncology, with a sound knowledge of the speciality
* Competent in dealing with breaking of significant news to patients and relatives.
* Advanced knowledge and a clear understanding of local and national cancer standards, policies and guidance. Accountable for own professional actions underpinned by theory and experience.
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.
Name: Anne Snow
Job title: Nurse consultant / Lead Cancer nurse
Email address: anne.snow1@nhs.net
Additional information
Anne Snow 01983822099 Ext 4379
Jo Buckley Macmillan Metastatic Prostate CNS
joanna.buckley2@nhs.net
091830822099 ext 4163
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