Macmillan Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Macmillan Head & Neck/Thyroid Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Band 6

Main area Head & Neck/Thryoid Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 290-SCCS-2250

Site Trustwide Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 pa inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 07/06/:59

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

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/Thyroid 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/Thyroid cancers and facilitate high quality, 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, 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 tous 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.

Person specification

• NMC registration and a degree in related subject.
• Post registration qualification(s) in speciality or relevant subject Cancer.
• Recognised teaching qualification or demonstrable teaching experience.
• Advanced Communication course or Level 2 psychological skills training.
• Masters level learning

Experience

• Relevant nursing experience within or related to speciality
• Experience of teaching and mentoring others
• Experience of multidisciplinary working and working under supervision to deliver expert care.
• Experience of leading and managing
• Experience of audit and service development

Skills/knowledge/abilities

• Knowledge of speciality and use of evidence-based practice
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Excellent organisational skills and advanced ICT skills, including Microsoft office
• Ability to support with change management
• Ability to deliver education programmes

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

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.