Job summary
- Main area
- Head & Neck
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-24-SUR-R12515
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- Gloucester, Cheltenham
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Macmillan Head & Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist - Band 6
Band 6
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
The Macmillan Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist is a critical link between the patient and the medical teams. They are driven with a deep desire to advocate for their patient, and to guide them through their cancer journey. We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, enthusiastic, organised, compassionate, reliable and flexible who can prioritise their workload and demonstrate excellence in cancer care.
Main duties of the job
The candidate would show excellent interpersonal communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team and autonomously. You will need to be approachable, act as a role model and uphold the best standards of care for patients. The candidate will need to show ability to work effectively under pressure and manage challenging situations. You would need to have a keen interest in caring for head and neck patients to ensure patient centered care is delivered to meet patients' holistic care needs.
Working for our organisation
The Head and Neck Clinical Nurse team includes 3 Clinical Nurse Specialists and a Support Worker. You would be working within the multidisciplinary team including consultants and clinical teams in ENT and OMF, Matron, General Managers, Speech and Language Therapists (SALT), dietitians, outpatient and ward nursing teams. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist you will be completing nurse led assessments of patient needs and coordinating patients ongoing journey from point of referral at time of diagnosis and beyond. You will be an advocate for the patient to ensure their choices and decisions are being followed and respected. You will provide emotional support for patients and their carers/relatives during their treatment and care.
You will be involved in working collaboratively, in partnership with the multidisciplinary team, to develop and advise highly specialised programme of care for patients. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist you will need to maintain ongoing professional development to ensure you are following current evidence based guidelines, policies and procedures for patient care.
Additional Contact:
Name: Sarah Reilly
Job Title: MacMillan Band 7 Head & Neck
Phone No: 0300 422 6785
Email: [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development and clinical experience i.e. cancer or palliative care module.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Masters level learning /demonstrate willingness to undertake.
- Level 2 or above psychological skills training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive years at Band 5 with specialist clinical skills and experience within relevant area of practice e.g., head and neck/ oncology/palliative care.
Desirable criteria
- Leadership and management experience
Knowledge / Skills
Essential criteria
- Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust’s values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice.
- Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice.
- Able to demonstrate advanced knowledge and clinical assessment skills
- Able to manage and prioritise own workload autonomously.
- Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence clinical practice, management,
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sasha Dowdeswell
- Job title
- Interim Matron Head & Neck
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 8768
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