Neuro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Band 6

3 weeks ago


Lincoln, United Kingdom United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to expand our current Neuro-oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Team. This role will be working alongside the current Neuro-oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist providing support to patients with malignant and benign primary brain /CNS tumours. We are happy to accept secondments or fixed term applications, the contract is currently until 31st March 2025.

The successful candidate will need to have a real drive to develop the personalised care of patients being supported within the service, and be self-motivated in order to engage effectively within the multi-disciplinary team. The team support patients holistically across their pathway and works closely with other specialist teams. You will need to have excellent communication skills and be eager to develop yourself professionally. This role will also be key in offering support, training and education across the organisation surrounding the speciality.

We offer regular CNS forums, clinical supervision and educational support to allow for development and peer support within the CNS role.

If this is a role you are interested in, alongside having experience as an oncology nurse, this could be the job for you.

Main duties of the job

To assess patients, plan, implement and evaluate care, offer specialist advice and support to patients and loved ones from pre-diagnosis (where required), diagnosis, throughout treatment, palliative and terminal stages or survival in collaboration with tertiary and other centres for neuro oncology patients and benign brain tumours Consult with patients, their family and the multi-professional team to undertake assessment of patient need and devise and evaluate complex care plans with support from neuro-oncology clinical nurse specialist Provide and receive complex, sensitive information Demonstrates leadership through clinical expertise, delivering high standards of personalised care by acting as a key worker, identifying needs through a holistic needs assessment, and co-creating a Care and Support Plan with people living with cancer Leads by example, acting as a clinical expert and professional resource contributing to the delivery of specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patient care; promotes best practice, supports and coaches less experienced colleagues and non-cancer specialists to achieve high quality, personalised care for people living with cancer.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered General Nurse First Level degree or equivalent Specialist qualification in cancer care or willingness to work towards Advanced Communication Skills Training Course, equivalent experience or willingness to undertake Level 2 Psychological Support Training or willingness to undertake Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

Counselling Course History taking and clinical assessment course / competencies Formal leadership and management training Teaching & assessing qualification or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential

Relevant post registration experience in oncology Experience and knowledge within oncology (SACT experience) Experience of teaching Experience of multi-professional working Evidence of good communication skills

Desirable

Previous experience working as a clinical nurse specialist Line management experience Leadership and management experience Demonstrating ability to lead and influence change Experience of audit and research For Macmillan posts: understanding of Macmillan cancer support and its role across the UK

Knowledge, Skills, aptitudes

Essential

Demonstrate excellent organisation and negotiation skills Effective communication Demonstrated ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations Flexible attitude to working Exemplar written communication Skills IT competent Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda. Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework

Desirable

Extended clinical skills SACT competency Demonstrated ability to motivate self and others

Specific Requirements

Essential

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the current national cancer policy and world-class cancer outcomes, and ability to apply this to improve patient experience Demonstrate ability to prioritise and manage own workload Recognition of own limitations Assertive, confident and approachable Able to travel between sites Willingness to cover CNS colleagues during periods of absence

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