Job summary
Applications for this vacancy are restricted to current Trust employees only
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced
and forwardthinking practitioner
to lead strategic improvements in the care of people living with incurable
cancer across acute hospital services and the community.
As the Living with Cancer Lead Practitioner (Band 8a), you will
play a key role in shaping how the Trust delivers timely, proactive and
personalised care at critical points in the patient journey. You will provide
senior clinical and strategic leadership, supporting services to respond
consistently and effectively to complex cancerrelated needs.
Working closely with acute specialties, Operational Cancer Teams,
oncology, palliative care, AHPs, emergency and urgent care services, and
community partners, you will help strengthen integrated pathways and promote
smooth, compassionate transitions of care.
This role is ideal for someone motivated to lead change, influence
practice and improve patient experience at a system level. If this sounds like
you, we welcome your application.
Main duties of the job
The
postholder will lead the redesign and improvement of acute and community
pathways for people living with incurable cancer, with a focus on anticipatory
care and reducing avoidable hospital attendances and admissions.
They
will provide senior clinical leadership for the 24month Living with Cancer programme,
using structured project and improvement approaches to deliver agreed
milestones, KPIs and measurable outcomes.
Key
responsibilities include:
Working
collaboratively across acute specialties, oncology, palliative care, AHPs,
Operational Cancer Teams, emergency and urgent care services and community
partners to strengthen coordination of care.
Providing
expert clinical advice, coaching and education to support staff managing
complex cancer presentations
Identifying
workforce development needs and delivering targeted improvement actions.
Designing
and embedding clear referral, handover and transition processes.
Using
data, audit, patient insight and quality intelligence to evaluate impact and
reduce variation
Reporting
progress through governance forums; and contributing to learning from
incidents, complaints and service review to inform future service development.
About us
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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.
We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.
The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,
and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we
may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Developing services to
improve the care and support for patients that are diagnosed with incurable
cancer across the trust.
Identifying training
needs and coordinating delivery of training to staff to support animprovement programme within clinical practice to better support patients
living with cancer and improve clinical outcomes.
Raising awareness across
the trust of the complex unmet needs of patients with incurable cancer
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE
Developing services to
improve the care and support for patients that are diagnosed with incurable
cancer across the trust.
Identifying training
needs and coordinating delivery of training to staff to support animprovement programme within clinical practice to better support patients
living with cancer and improve clinical outcomes.
Raising awareness across
the trust of the complex unmet needs of patients with incurable cancer
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinical Professional - Current NMC Registration (Level 1 adult nurse) / Current HCPC qualification.
- Degree in nursing studies or relevant clinical degree.
- Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience.
- Mentorship/teaching qualification or equivalent and/or Practice Assessor training.
- Team management experience (staff management, change management, project management, budget management).
Desirable
- Masters degree or equivalent qualification or evidence of currently working towards this.
- Leadership qualification
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to comply with the Trusts Moving and Handling Policy.
- Use electronic resources to input, save and provide data and information, making full use of the electronic record system.
- Able to travel access sites.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of patients with incurable cancer
- Knowledge of carrying out Emergency Health Care plans/ Advanced Care Planning for patients living with cancer
- Knowledge of the complexities associated with patients living with cancer and their care needs
- Knowledge of the range of complexities that may lead to problems in the management of patients with incurable cancer.
- Knowledge of a range of cancer care and support pathways associated with patients living with cancer
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to both influence and work across professional boundaries.
- Networking and establishing contacts.
- Establishing partnerships and good working relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills across the organisation and with a wide range of staff with differing levels of responsibility and different professional backgrounds.
- Facilitating and supporting others.
- Working within a team.
- Working autonomously.
- Full range of IT skills including Excel databases.
- Evidence of report writing and presenting skills, to include formal presentations.
- Experience of dealing with complex issues in a large organisation.
- Problem solving and conflict resolution.
- Ability to work pro-actively and co-operatively with senior management and clinical staff, including at times of stress.
- Ability to command respect of the multidisciplinary team.
- An ability and interest in coaching staff to improve performance.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a team based environment.
- The ability to use skills of negotiation and influence to develop and maintain constructive relationships
- The ability to motivate and inspire staff to achieve and embrace our values at STSFT.
- Ability to motivate others during times of change
- Sensitive to political issues
- Self-motivating and able to act on own initiative.
- Able to work with a great degree of flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of the service.
- Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
- Demonstrate an awareness of priorities, deal with workload, adapt to changing requirements, and use initiative
Experience
Essential
- Clinically credible with specialist knowledge of managing and coordinating the care of patients with incurable cancer
- Experience as a clinical team leader/manager/educator with experience of managing, teaching and supporting staff
- Experience of undertaking and analysing clinical audit/information and the proven ability to make improvements
- Experience of managing / delivering clinical education
- Experience of managing change and associate behaviors
- Experience of managing and developing effective teams
- Experience of managing, training and supporting staff
- Evidence of autonomous practice and leadership
- Experience of designing, implementing, analysing and reporting on audits or research projects.
Desirable
- Proven experience of creating opportunities through partnership working
- Project management experience
- Clinical research experience
- Experience of working on quality improvement projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinical Professional - Current NMC Registration (Level 1 adult nurse) / Current HCPC qualification.
- Degree in nursing studies or relevant clinical degree.
- Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience.
- Mentorship/teaching qualification or equivalent and/or Practice Assessor training.
- Team management experience (staff management, change management, project management, budget management).
Desirable
- Masters degree or equivalent qualification or evidence of currently working towards this.
- Leadership qualification
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to comply with the Trusts Moving and Handling Policy.
- Use electronic resources to input, save and provide data and information, making full use of the electronic record system.
- Able to travel access sites.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialist clinical expertise in the assessment, treatment and management of patients with incurable cancer
- Knowledge of carrying out Emergency Health Care plans/ Advanced Care Planning for patients living with cancer
- Knowledge of the complexities associated with patients living with cancer and their care needs
- Knowledge of the range of complexities that may lead to problems in the management of patients with incurable cancer.
- Knowledge of a range of cancer care and support pathways associated with patients living with cancer
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Ability to both influence and work across professional boundaries.
- Networking and establishing contacts.
- Establishing partnerships and good working relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills across the organisation and with a wide range of staff with differing levels of responsibility and different professional backgrounds.
- Facilitating and supporting others.
- Working within a team.
- Working autonomously.
- Full range of IT skills including Excel databases.
- Evidence of report writing and presenting skills, to include formal presentations.
- Experience of dealing with complex issues in a large organisation.
- Problem solving and conflict resolution.
- Ability to work pro-actively and co-operatively with senior management and clinical staff, including at times of stress.
- Ability to command respect of the multidisciplinary team.
- An ability and interest in coaching staff to improve performance.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a team based environment.
- The ability to use skills of negotiation and influence to develop and maintain constructive relationships
- The ability to motivate and inspire staff to achieve and embrace our values at STSFT.
- Ability to motivate others during times of change
- Sensitive to political issues
- Self-motivating and able to act on own initiative.
- Able to work with a great degree of flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of the service.
- Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development.
- Demonstrate an awareness of priorities, deal with workload, adapt to changing requirements, and use initiative
Experience
Essential
- Clinically credible with specialist knowledge of managing and coordinating the care of patients with incurable cancer
- Experience as a clinical team leader/manager/educator with experience of managing, teaching and supporting staff
- Experience of undertaking and analysing clinical audit/information and the proven ability to make improvements
- Experience of managing / delivering clinical education
- Experience of managing change and associate behaviors
- Experience of managing and developing effective teams
- Experience of managing, training and supporting staff
- Evidence of autonomous practice and leadership
- Experience of designing, implementing, analysing and reporting on audits or research projects.
Desirable
- Proven experience of creating opportunities through partnership working
- Project management experience
- Clinical research experience
- Experience of working on quality improvement projects
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).
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