Job summary
Band 6/7 (depending on experience) Clinical Nurse Specialist (Upper GI Cancer and Cancer of Unknown Primary)
THIS IS A FIXED-TERM POST FOR ONE YEAR.
This is a part-time post for 30 hours per week.
**A Band 6 developmental role will be considered with the applicant working towards Band 7 in line with the ACCEND pathway.**
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Upper GI nurse specialist team for a dynamic clinical nurse specialist
We are a friendly team with a genuine commitment to staff personal and professional development.
We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated and passionate senior nurses who are compassionate, caring and can work well with a wide range of professional colleagues looking after complex patients with an Upper GI cancer diagnosis.
We work at both the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Bracknell Healthspace.
We strongly encourage informal visits, telephone or email discussion prior to application.
Main duties of the job
Working in a small and friendly team within a larger CNS service, you will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of other dedicated and highly skilled healthcare professionals to care for patients and their families; delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice and actively improving the way we work.
You will provide autonomous nurse-led services alongside the rest of the team.
Examples of duties are:
- Offering support and signposting for patients at diagnosis and onwards.
- Providing symptom advice and support for a group of patients with complex and often fast changing needs.
- Holistic Needs Assessment.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
- Telephone assessment and follow-up.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with Upper GI cancers and cancer of unknown primary.
Provide holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care and be responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of this patient group.
Works with other professional groups in secondary and primary settings to develop and maintain holistic services for patients.
Provide specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.
Clinically manage and engineer the cancer pathway for patients with a diagnosis of cancer.
Work strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.
Lead clinical audits in own area.
Participate in /facilitates/ undertakes research in specialist field.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with Upper GI cancers and cancer of unknown primary.
Provide holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care and be responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of this patient group.
Works with other professional groups in secondary and primary settings to develop and maintain holistic services for patients.
Provide specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.
Clinically manage and engineer the cancer pathway for patients with a diagnosis of cancer.
Work strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.
Lead clinical audits in own area.
Participate in /facilitates/ undertakes research in specialist field.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12) / (RSCN (Pt 8) if appropriate)
- ENB 998/ Slice, C&G 730 or equivalent
- Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Qualification in specialist area of head and neck UGI and/or oncology when available
- Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area of UGI nursing and/or oncology
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience of which 2 years must be in speciality
- Must have recent clinical experience at band 6/7 in speciality
- Detailed experience in facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching
- Experience of successful change management
- Experience of local/ strategic influencing
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12) / (RSCN (Pt 8) if appropriate)
- ENB 998/ Slice, C&G 730 or equivalent
- Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Qualification in specialist area of head and neck UGI and/or oncology when available
- Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area of UGI nursing and/or oncology
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience of which 2 years must be in speciality
- Must have recent clinical experience at band 6/7 in speciality
- Detailed experience in facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching
- Experience of successful change management
- Experience of local/ strategic influencing
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
