Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Skin Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Worcester Acute Hospital Trust.
We are looking for an experienced nurse with an interest in Skin Cancer to join our nursing team that offer specialist clinical advice, support and treatment to patients diagnosed with skin cancer. You will be offered mentorship and development within the role to increase your skills and knowledge in a clinical nurse specialist role.
The role will be full time working across our hospital sites of Worcester, Kidderminster and Redditch.
Main duties of the job
Support and clinically assess Skin cancer patients
Provide specialist advice to a range of Health care professioanls via written, telephone and person-to-person contact
Liase with other nursing staff and members of the multidisciplinary team in order to achieve optimum levels of care in relation to specialised area of practice e.g. when discussing treatment options and sharing care with other specialities.
Excellent communication skills and working relationships
Proficient in using information systems for data entry and updating patient records
Dealing with complex cases and interpret clinical information
Excellent planning and organisational skills
Support training and educational needs
Act as a role model
Comply with Health and safety, infection control and other trust policies.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide a
comprehensive highly specialist service to patients with Skin cancer and their
carers/family.
The post holder will provide expert
clinical care, specialist advice and support for patients with Skin cancer and
their carers/family which will include patient assessment, planning and
implementation of specialist care. In addition the post holder will provide
clinical leadership within this area of care and lead, develop and implement
specialist education, training, research and audit relevant to the speciality.
The post holder will act as an expert
specialist resource for Skin cancer and benign disease, collaborating with all
members of the multi-professional team, both within the Trust and Primary
Health Care Teams, to facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care. The
post holder will provide specialist nursing knowledge and expertise on all aspects
of Skin cancer surgery and care.
The post holder will provide specialist
nursing knowledge and expertise on all aspects of minor skin surgery.
The post holder will provide specialist
nursing knowledge, support and information as required for patients following
minor skin surgery.
The post holder will act as the Key Worker
and will liaise with other Health Care Professionals, including the Primary
Health Care Team and Tertiary Centres, in order to provide the best possible
care for patients, ensuring co-ordination and continuity of care from initial
diagnosis to discharge into the community and throughout the whole patient
journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide a
comprehensive highly specialist service to patients with Skin cancer and their
carers/family.
The post holder will provide expert
clinical care, specialist advice and support for patients with Skin cancer and
their carers/family which will include patient assessment, planning and
implementation of specialist care. In addition the post holder will provide
clinical leadership within this area of care and lead, develop and implement
specialist education, training, research and audit relevant to the speciality.
The post holder will act as an expert
specialist resource for Skin cancer and benign disease, collaborating with all
members of the multi-professional team, both within the Trust and Primary
Health Care Teams, to facilitate a collaborative approach to patient care. The
post holder will provide specialist nursing knowledge and expertise on all aspects
of Skin cancer surgery and care.
The post holder will provide specialist
nursing knowledge and expertise on all aspects of minor skin surgery.
The post holder will provide specialist
nursing knowledge, support and information as required for patients following
minor skin surgery.
The post holder will act as the Key Worker
and will liaise with other Health Care Professionals, including the Primary
Health Care Team and Tertiary Centres, in order to provide the best possible
care for patients, ensuring co-ordination and continuity of care from initial
diagnosis to discharge into the community and throughout the whole patient
journey.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience at Band 5 or above within Dermatology and/or Oncology or related field
- Ward / Departmental management experience at Band 5 or above
- Ward / Department based teaching
- Patient focused teaching
- Managing clinical risk and incidents at Ward / Department level
Desirable
- Minor skin surgery
- Wound care/tissue viability
- Clinical audit activity
- Risk assessment
- Staff appraisals and PDP formation
- Sickness absence / performance management
- Complaints handling
Skills and or Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of being up to date with current NHS / professional issues
- Experience and knowledge within the speciality or related field
- Evidence of teaching and development skills
- Evidence of managing change
- Organisation skills, Leadership skills and ability to inspire and motivate others
- Awareness of health and safety issues and management of them
- Able to prioritise/time management skills
- Fully aware of principles of infection control
- Able to produce written reports and articulate concerns regarding patient care / safety issues
- Fully aware of the principles of clinical governance and the application of clinical governance
- Computer literate as appropriate to the post
- NMC Code
- Knowledge of person centred
Desirable
- Involvement in health promotion/education initiatives
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with current registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of management experience / training
- NMC recognised teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- First level degree
- Post registration qualification in the specialty Dermatology and/or Oncology
- Advanced communication skills or counselling
- Holistic assessment
- Prescribing
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Articulate
- Assertive
- Patient advocate
- High professional standards
- Able to remain calm under pressure
- Able to foster good working relationships
- Team player, willingness to take responsibility
- Aware of own strengths and weaknesses
- Self-awareness
- Flexible
- Highly motivated
- Committed to quality improvement
- Works autonomously
- Good organisational skills and time management
- Able to deal with distressed patients and/or relatives relating to the potential/real outcomes of their diagnosis
Other job qualities
Essential
- Ability and willingness to travel between sites as / when required
- Ability to work flexible shifts when required
- Flexibility to cover other clinics across the Trust
- Ability to participate in manual handling duties as required e.g. moving patients/equipment with the assistance of manual handling aids.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience at Band 5 or above within Dermatology and/or Oncology or related field
- Ward / Departmental management experience at Band 5 or above
- Ward / Department based teaching
- Patient focused teaching
- Managing clinical risk and incidents at Ward / Department level
Desirable
- Minor skin surgery
- Wound care/tissue viability
- Clinical audit activity
- Risk assessment
- Staff appraisals and PDP formation
- Sickness absence / performance management
- Complaints handling
Skills and or Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of being up to date with current NHS / professional issues
- Experience and knowledge within the speciality or related field
- Evidence of teaching and development skills
- Evidence of managing change
- Organisation skills, Leadership skills and ability to inspire and motivate others
- Awareness of health and safety issues and management of them
- Able to prioritise/time management skills
- Fully aware of principles of infection control
- Able to produce written reports and articulate concerns regarding patient care / safety issues
- Fully aware of the principles of clinical governance and the application of clinical governance
- Computer literate as appropriate to the post
- NMC Code
- Knowledge of person centred
Desirable
- Involvement in health promotion/education initiatives
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN with current registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of management experience / training
- NMC recognised teaching and assessing qualification
Desirable
- First level degree
- Post registration qualification in the specialty Dermatology and/or Oncology
- Advanced communication skills or counselling
- Holistic assessment
- Prescribing
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Articulate
- Assertive
- Patient advocate
- High professional standards
- Able to remain calm under pressure
- Able to foster good working relationships
- Team player, willingness to take responsibility
- Aware of own strengths and weaknesses
- Self-awareness
- Flexible
- Highly motivated
- Committed to quality improvement
- Works autonomously
- Good organisational skills and time management
- Able to deal with distressed patients and/or relatives relating to the potential/real outcomes of their diagnosis
Other job qualities
Essential
- Ability and willingness to travel between sites as / when required
- Ability to work flexible shifts when required
- Flexibility to cover other clinics across the Trust
- Ability to participate in manual handling duties as required e.g. moving patients/equipment with the assistance of manual handling aids.
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
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
