Job summary
The clinical nurse specialist will act as a key worker for patients throughout their cancer journey.
Provided providing person centered compassionate care to patients and their families.
Holistically assess patients' needs and plan individual person centered are around those needs.
Have an in-depth knowledge and expertise in the specialty to provide patient information, advice and clinical care. To provide education and be a resource to other health care professionals.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- Acts as advocate for patients and their families
- Delivers evidence based individualised and personised care through holistic needs assessment, planning and evaluation of care and all care interventions
- Assesses patients information needs and provides relevant information to meet those needs
- Enables patients to access, identify, appraise and interpret information, to determine their own future
- Provides clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across organisational boundaries
- Develops clear pathways of care, referring to other professionals and signposting to other agencies as appropriate
- Promotes the service and clinical excellence by publishing and presenting innovations, audit and research both locally and nationally
- Undertake quality improvement initiatives relevant to role and service
- Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views
- Undertake assessment and management of clinical symptoms related to the disease process and or treatment related toxicities
About us
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oRegistered General Nurse
- oDegree in healthcare related subject
- oMasters level education in health-related subject or on a Masters pathway
- oPost- registration qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
Desirable
- oIndependent prescribing
- oTeaching qualification
- oExperience of audit and research
- oLeadership and management experience
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of teaching
- oExperience of using advanced communication skills
- oPrevious experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or previous experience of working as a band 6 in speciality oncology or palliative care
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Understanding of evidence based practice and ability to critically appraise and implement research findings into practice
- Ability to lead and influence change
- IT literate
Desirable
- Desirable (but not essential): Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oRegistered General Nurse
- oDegree in healthcare related subject
- oMasters level education in health-related subject or on a Masters pathway
- oPost- registration qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
Desirable
- oIndependent prescribing
- oTeaching qualification
- oExperience of audit and research
- oLeadership and management experience
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of teaching
- oExperience of using advanced communication skills
- oPrevious experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or previous experience of working as a band 6 in speciality oncology or palliative care
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Understanding of evidence based practice and ability to critically appraise and implement research findings into practice
- Ability to lead and influence change
- IT literate
Desirable
- Desirable (but not essential): Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
