Head of Community Specialist Nursing

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinical nurse specialist nurse to join our gynae oncology team at UCH. You would be a motivated individual with a passion for Women's Health. You would have significant experience in all aspects of gynae oncology. You will be expected lead the CNS team and strive to look for chances to improve the care of our patients and welcome opportunities to do so. We are a small team of motivated and friendly nurses working closely alongside a medical team who lead on Women's Health research both nationally and internationally. We see a variety of patients in a busy outpatient setting and work closely with the inpatient ward nursing team.There will be chances to develop leadership skills through in-house training within this post.The role of the Lead CNS is to line manage the nursing team and to ensure the daily running of the service. Maintaining high standards of clinical care at all times.


The role would include:o Supervision of a team of nurses an support workerso Co-ordination of the clinics to the smooth running of clinicso Providing leadership and management to nursing teamo Ensuring safe, kind and compassionate care for our patientso Maintaining safe staffing levelso Dealing with patient queries arising throughout the day in the department and liaising with medical teams and ensure appropriate escalationo Run and support nurse-led outpatient clinicso Providing a high level of clinical support in outpatient and inpatient settingso Demonstrating good communication skills with colleagues, patients and their carerso Being open to change in the department and learning new skills as neededo Demonstrating teamwork by being flexible and building good working relationships with colleagueso Providing education and support to nursing teamo Responsible for the safe administration and custody of medicationso Challenging those who are not meeting the standards of the Trust or following local policieso Supporting research within the department


University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:


University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.


We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.


University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.


Completed Honours Degree in Nursing, midwifery, research or ethics
Completed or working towards a Master's Degree in nursing, midwifery, research, ethics or relevant subject.
Non-Medical prescribing course

Experience & Financial Management
Financial Management : Communicates effectively verbally, in writing and in electronic formats
Demonstrates understanding of good practice in Customer Care
Health, Safety, Security & Information collection and analysis
Health, Safety, Security : Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
Health, Safety, Security: Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
Information collection and analysis : Understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
Evidence of developing nurse led clinics / services
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control
Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.

Quality & People management
Quality : Demonstrates understanding of principles of Clinical Governance, e.g. risk management, audit:
Quality : Commitment to quality initiatives, e.g. Nursing & Midwifery strategy, Trust top 10 objectives, CNO 10 key roles and relevant NSFs
Quality : Experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
Quality : Assessment and treatment planning & Specific requirements
Assessment and treatment planning : Assessment and treatment planning : Assessment and treatment planning : Flexible approach to shift patterns
Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC guidelines relating to professional Practice
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs & Learning and development
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs : Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs : Committed to providing safe, effective and timely patient-centred care in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and Trust Core standards
Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs : Provision of care to meet health and wellbeing needs : Skills in critical analysis and application of research to practice

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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