Job summary
The Paediatric Oncology Outreach Nurse Specialists play a vital role in the co-ordination and delivery of care and support to the children and young people cared for by the Children's and Young Person's integrated Cancer Service.
You will deliver high quality care provision to children and young people with cancer and their families who live in the South Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire area. This will see you taking responsibility of a caseload, advocating for the child/young person and family. You will provide highly specialist support, advice, education, training and information to healthcare professionals (HCP) within primary care, school staff and members of the MDT and appropriate training, support and information for children and young people and their families/carers.
As a Band 7 CNS, you will demonstrate leadership skills, managing the outreach team and caring for patients within the hospital and community setting.You will be a Registered Nurse (Child), holding a Paediatric Oncology Qualification with the knowledge and skills to act as an expert practitioner in this speciality. Experience of working within the community is desirable but not essential, the post would include flexible hours particularly for palliative care.
If you are highly motivated and committed to delivering a seamless quality service to the children and young people and have the drive and passion to challenge practice and participate in developing the Service, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
In this role you will be part of, and manage, a small team of Paediatric Oncology Outreach Nurses and Play Specialists who support and care for children and young people and their families, cared for by the East Midlands Children's and Young Person's integrated Service. Working as part of the paediatric Oncology team based at Nottingham Children's Hospital you will be part of a wider MDT responsible for the care of this group of patients, supporting local community nursing teams in Nottingham and South Derbyshire to deliver care to the patients.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
The Paediatric Oncology Outreach team are based at the Nottingham Children's Hospital at QMC campus of NUH supporting patients on wards, clinics and at home. We are looking for an enthusiastic dynamic individual who can demonstrate compassion, empathy and care for our Patients and families within a variety of settings and via telephones. You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and model leadership values as we seek to expand and enhance our service for the benefit of the Patients and families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
The post holder will provide leadership, focus and resource for, providing a high standard of complex care and support to the child/young person with cancer/leukaemia and their families, including clinical expertise in palliative care. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care provided by the community nursing team. The post holder will provide specialist education and training to staff working in Primary care, education Services, Social services and the voluntary sector caring for these children.
The post holder actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views. The post holder will take overall responsibility for providing safe and effective complex care to all children within a defined paediatric oncology/haematology caseload in the Nottinghamshire and South Derbyshire area of the East Midlands.
The post holder will manage the band 6 paediatric Oncology Outreach Nurse Specialist and outreach Play Specialist posts and participate in the supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal of pre and post registration staff.
The post holder will work autonomously in both the hospital and community setting.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
The post holder will provide leadership, focus and resource for, providing a high standard of complex care and support to the child/young person with cancer/leukaemia and their families, including clinical expertise in palliative care. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care provided by the community nursing team. The post holder will provide specialist education and training to staff working in Primary care, education Services, Social services and the voluntary sector caring for these children.
The post holder actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views. The post holder will take overall responsibility for providing safe and effective complex care to all children within a defined paediatric oncology/haematology caseload in the Nottinghamshire and South Derbyshire area of the East Midlands.
The post holder will manage the band 6 paediatric Oncology Outreach Nurse Specialist and outreach Play Specialist posts and participate in the supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal of pre and post registration staff.
The post holder will work autonomously in both the hospital and community setting.
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Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent registration with NMC - RSCN or RN (child)
- oMaster's degree or equivalent or willingness to work towards/equivalent experience.
- oDegree in health/nursing related studies
- oRelevant post-reg study in oncology/palliative care / willingness to undertake at degree/master's level
- oRecognised Teaching and assessing qualification / have completed teaching and assessing supervisor training. Evidence of leadership course
- oCompletion of all local competency packages or has undertaken Role Development Packages essential to role and specialty
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills Training (or willingness to undertake)
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post registration experience at band 6 or above, in oncology/haematology/palliative care
- oExperience of initiating and implementing change effectively, engaging stakeholders in the process
- oLeadership and management experience, including feedback and appraisals, managing risk, clinical incidents and complaints
- oDemonstrates an awareness of research principles and their application to clinical evidence-based practice with experience of participating with audit or research and developing standards, guidelines and policies
- oEvidence of teaching and assessment skills, including the teaching of patients, families and colleagues and supervision of registered, non-registered staff and students
Desirable
- oPresenting at meetings/conferences
Communication and Relationship skills
Essential
- oExcellent oral and written communicator including report writing and presentation skills
- oCan minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication, demonstrating evidence of negotiating and influencing skills
- oAbility to convey highly complex sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives and staff
- oAbility to work within an MDT; collaborating with, leading when required, negotiating with and influencing the work of others across a range of disciplines and on own initiative including the sharing of highly complex information and implementation of plans for Service development.
- oAbility to manage complex and difficult emotional situations and support colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances
- oAbility to deliver presentations and chair meetings
Desirable
- oEvidence of networking locally, nationally and internationally
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- oAble to respond to problems/ situations and ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
- oAbility to interpret and analyse highly complex clinical and non- clinical information
- oAct autonomously in decision making within specialty and level of competence.
- oRecognition of own level of competence and limitations. Able to identify own learning needs
- oEvidence of clinical and non-clinical data collection, evaluation, analysis, interpretation and application to clinical practice
- oDemonstrate knowledge and understanding of national policy and current issues affecting paediatric cancer/leukaemia specialty and its implications for practice
Desirable
- oExperience of writing audit/research reports for a multi professional audience
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload, and that of others. Recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations within an unpredictable working environment.
- oAble to lead the development, implementation and monitoring of local protocols and objectives and action plans to lead and introduce change
- oAble to prioritise actions and to provide clinical leadership to the healthcare team.
- oAwareness of budget constraints and ordering specialist supplies
Desirable
- oExperience in reviewing service, ensuring compliances with National Standards
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent registration with NMC - RSCN or RN (child)
- oMaster's degree or equivalent or willingness to work towards/equivalent experience.
- oDegree in health/nursing related studies
- oRelevant post-reg study in oncology/palliative care / willingness to undertake at degree/master's level
- oRecognised Teaching and assessing qualification / have completed teaching and assessing supervisor training. Evidence of leadership course
- oCompletion of all local competency packages or has undertaken Role Development Packages essential to role and specialty
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills Training (or willingness to undertake)
Experience
Essential
- oSignificant post registration experience at band 6 or above, in oncology/haematology/palliative care
- oExperience of initiating and implementing change effectively, engaging stakeholders in the process
- oLeadership and management experience, including feedback and appraisals, managing risk, clinical incidents and complaints
- oDemonstrates an awareness of research principles and their application to clinical evidence-based practice with experience of participating with audit or research and developing standards, guidelines and policies
- oEvidence of teaching and assessment skills, including the teaching of patients, families and colleagues and supervision of registered, non-registered staff and students
Desirable
- oPresenting at meetings/conferences
Communication and Relationship skills
Essential
- oExcellent oral and written communicator including report writing and presentation skills
- oCan minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication, demonstrating evidence of negotiating and influencing skills
- oAbility to convey highly complex sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives and staff
- oAbility to work within an MDT; collaborating with, leading when required, negotiating with and influencing the work of others across a range of disciplines and on own initiative including the sharing of highly complex information and implementation of plans for Service development.
- oAbility to manage complex and difficult emotional situations and support colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances
- oAbility to deliver presentations and chair meetings
Desirable
- oEvidence of networking locally, nationally and internationally
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- oAble to respond to problems/ situations and ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
- oAbility to interpret and analyse highly complex clinical and non- clinical information
- oAct autonomously in decision making within specialty and level of competence.
- oRecognition of own level of competence and limitations. Able to identify own learning needs
- oEvidence of clinical and non-clinical data collection, evaluation, analysis, interpretation and application to clinical practice
- oDemonstrate knowledge and understanding of national policy and current issues affecting paediatric cancer/leukaemia specialty and its implications for practice
Desirable
- oExperience of writing audit/research reports for a multi professional audience
Planning and organisational skills
Essential
- oDemonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload, and that of others. Recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations within an unpredictable working environment.
- oAble to lead the development, implementation and monitoring of local protocols and objectives and action plans to lead and introduce change
- oAble to prioritise actions and to provide clinical leadership to the healthcare team.
- oAwareness of budget constraints and ordering specialist supplies
Desirable
- oExperience in reviewing service, ensuring compliances with National Standards
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
Nottingham Children's Hospital at Nottingham University Hospital QMC campus
Derby Rd
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Employer's website
https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)