Job summary
This is an exciting time as we make changes to the way we deliver treatment to enhance the care for our patients who are living with and beyond cancer through direct on-site support, which will enhance patient experience, promote continuity, strengthen communication, and enable timely assessment and review of individual needs.
The potholder will work as an autonomous practitioner and provide direct support to patients receiving NSO out-patient care away from their usual, local hospital identifying and addressing any supportive care needs.
The team are based at Weston Park Cancer Centre, but you will be expected to work flexible across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw therefore must be a car driver/owner with a full driving licence valid for the UK. The successful registered nurse will require substantial post registration experience and must be able to demonstrate evidence of working with patients living with and beyond cancer.
We seek a dynamic individual who is keen to support the development of this service; you will need excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
This role is your gateway to a rewarding role in oncology. Bring your passion and drive and let us help you support our patients.
Contact us today! Reach out to our recruiting manager Kerry Hopcroft and take the first step towards joining the fight against cancer. Together, let's make a real difference in the lives of those battling this disease.
Main duties of the job
- To work as an autonomous practitioner and provide direct support to patients receiving Non-surgical Oncology (NSO) out-patient care away from their usual, local hospital.
- Be responsible for supporting the patient whilst attending their NSO out-patient appointment, identifying and addressing any supportive care needs and communicating these effectively back to the Trust CNS team in order that care is seamless.
- Provide input and care to patients from each of the respective 4 Trusts outside the tertiary centre (Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, and Chesterfield) and become a regular point of contact for patients attending, enabling greater continuity by acting as a conduit between the patient and their site-specific CNS team.
- Operate as cancer experts with the ability to assess and respond to complex patient needs referring site-specific issues to the relevant site-specific CNS team.
- These roles will primarily focus on ensuring patients receive high quality, personalised care, and support. Post-holders will help to shape and strengthen a cross-system support framework involving key stakeholders across a range of teams, organisations, and sectors.
- To address known inequalities across NSO pathways and participate in the delivery of remedial actions to address.
- Improve NSO pathway timeliness and coordination through greater oversight to promote a positive patient experience and greater compliance with national Cancer Waiting Times standards.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role working hours are predominantly Monday-Friday, however you may be required on occasion to work late and weekends.
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role working hours are predominantly Monday-Friday, however you may be required on occasion to work late and weekends.
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registered experience
- Experience of cancer care management and in-depth knowledge of the disease processes
- Advanced analytical and clinical reasoning skills to support judgement and decision-making skills to deal with differential diagnoses during the dynamic pathways
- Evidence of autonomous practice
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Evidence of a flexible approach to service development
- Ability to manage change effectively.
- Evidence of academic and managerial achievement.
- Ability to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- External working including GPs and CCGs'
- Experience of patient examination and history taking
- Counselling skills
- Experience in health promotion
- Knowledge of national agenda on improving cancer services
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Nursing Degree
- Advanced communication certificate
- Teaching Certificate
- Evidence of post registration academic development
- Leadership skills course extensive management experience with HR issues
- Evidence of working at Masters level or willing to undertake study at Masters level
Desirable
- Leadership skills course extensive management experience with HR issues
- APACS
- Non-medical Prescribing
Skill and Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge and understanding of cancer and treatments
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- An understanding of audit and research-based nursing practice
- Ability to lead and influence change across professional groups
- An understanding of resource management
- Organise and manage a diverse group of staff
- Ability to consult and liaise with a range of professionals
- Commitment to equal opportunities and can demonstrate knowledge of the national and local equity and diversity agenda
Desirable
- Evidence of running nurse led clinics
Personnel Qualities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including specialist skills to communicate with staff/patients in relation to complex and sensitive issues
- Demonstrates high motivational skills
- Non-judgemental and able to adapt different working environments, working across multiple sites
- Strategic thinking
- Able to demonstrate: Excellent leadership skills; Excellent organisational skills; Innovation; Imaginative; Motivational team worker; Demonstrates and role models Trust values and behaviours
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registered experience
- Experience of cancer care management and in-depth knowledge of the disease processes
- Advanced analytical and clinical reasoning skills to support judgement and decision-making skills to deal with differential diagnoses during the dynamic pathways
- Evidence of autonomous practice
- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Evidence of a flexible approach to service development
- Ability to manage change effectively.
- Evidence of academic and managerial achievement.
- Ability to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- External working including GPs and CCGs'
- Experience of patient examination and history taking
- Counselling skills
- Experience in health promotion
- Knowledge of national agenda on improving cancer services
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Nursing Degree
- Advanced communication certificate
- Teaching Certificate
- Evidence of post registration academic development
- Leadership skills course extensive management experience with HR issues
- Evidence of working at Masters level or willing to undertake study at Masters level
Desirable
- Leadership skills course extensive management experience with HR issues
- APACS
- Non-medical Prescribing
Skill and Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge and understanding of cancer and treatments
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- An understanding of audit and research-based nursing practice
- Ability to lead and influence change across professional groups
- An understanding of resource management
- Organise and manage a diverse group of staff
- Ability to consult and liaise with a range of professionals
- Commitment to equal opportunities and can demonstrate knowledge of the national and local equity and diversity agenda
Desirable
- Evidence of running nurse led clinics
Personnel Qualities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including specialist skills to communicate with staff/patients in relation to complex and sensitive issues
- Demonstrates high motivational skills
- Non-judgemental and able to adapt different working environments, working across multiple sites
- Strategic thinking
- Able to demonstrate: Excellent leadership skills; Excellent organisational skills; Innovation; Imaginative; Motivational team worker; Demonstrates and role models Trust values and behaviours
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).
