Band 6/7 Cancer Rehab Clinical Nurse Specialist(Internal Only)

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 December 2024

Job summary

Cancer Rehab Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 6/7 dependent on experience)

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce that we have a new opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Berkshire Cancer Centre.

We are looking for a dynamic, well-motivated and compassionate nurse with experience in cancer care to support the services provided by the cancer rehabilitation and wellbeing team

The role offers opportunities to develop your skills to become an autonomous and independent practitioner in an interesting and fast moving field of oncology.

This is an exciting time to join the team whilst we increase our nurse-led working to enhance the care for people with cancer.

The post holder will be part of the cancer rehabilitation and wellbeing team, working alongside the wider multidisciplinary team supporting patients diagnosed with cancer.

You will be able to undertake further professional development to support you in your future career progression.

We strongly encourage informal visits, email or telephone contact about the post.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) support people diagnosed with cancer by providing expert advice, psycho-social support and information on their disease, investigations, treatment and follow-up care.

The cancer rehabilitation and wellbeing team work alongside the site specific CNS team to enhance the services for these patients leading to improved cancer experience and outcomes.

The CNS team help to care for patients at all stages of their cancer journey and through a variety of treatments in a kind, compassionate manner. The team are committed to the development and delivery of high quality holistic patient care. They play an active part in clinical practice, management of patient caseload, education, research, audit and professional activities relating to cancer care.

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 CARE 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.

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6729513PCG-A

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role are:

Working as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with cancer.

Providing holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care.

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.

Working with other professional groups in secondary and primary care.

Providing specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.

Works strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.

Participation in/leading clinical audit in own area.

Participates in and facilitates/undertakes research in specialist field.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role are:

Working as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with cancer.

Providing holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care.

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.

Working with other professional groups in secondary and primary care.

Providing specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.

Works strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.

Participation in/leading clinical audit in own area.

Participates in and facilitates/undertakes research in specialist field.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12)
Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

Advanced communication skills training
Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care/relevant subject
Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

Relevant post registration experience in cancer or appropriate speciality
Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing
Experience of successful change management
Experience of multiprofessional team working
Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12)
Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

Advanced communication skills training
Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care/relevant subject
Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

Relevant post registration experience in cancer or appropriate speciality
Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing
Experience of successful change management
Experience of multiprofessional team working
Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care

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.