Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse

4 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

Barts Health requires an Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse to work as part of the Corporate Nursing Team across all four hospitals in the BH Group of hospitals. This a new role to support the Director of Cancer and Palliative Care Nursing while leading on the specialist palliative care nursing agenda. The role will also encompass cancer patient experience and patient and public involvement. 
Each of the four hospitals in the Group has a specialist palliative care team and Whipps Cross Hospital also has the Margaret Centre for inpatient palliative care. There are close links with the Education Academy and City University.

Proposed interview date:16th December 2024

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have a successful track record in leadership and in the specialist area. They will be able to work at a strategic level to influence and support palliative and end of life care while ensuring that practice remains current and leading any changes. There will also be a focus on wider education and audit.


The role will be based at the Royal London Hospital but the post holder will be expected to have a presence in all the hospitals. Therefore, an ability to time manage and work to deadlines is essential and to collaborate with a wide range of staff from all disciplines. 

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

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Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Minimum of 5 years operational management experience in acute trust or hospice at band 7 or above Experice in cancer/palliative care within an acute Trust Informal and formal teaching experience

Desirable criteria

Quality Improvement experience.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Understanding of current SPC/end of Life agenda Knowledge of CNS role and developments Clinical governance and application in specialist area Application of clinical audit Understanding of Inclusion agenda

Desirable criteria

Budget management

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered nurse on NMC register. Educated to Masters level in cancer or specialist palliative care Evidence of continued CPD

Desirable criteria

Leadership/management qualification or extensive experience.

Skills

Essential criteria

Presentation skills.

Desirable criteria

•Management of organisational change •Business planning skills •Skills in quality improvement

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent written and verbal communication skills Able to priortise and manage time effectively Able to work alone under pressure with competing demands Able to influence different staff groups

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