About this role
Job summary
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Lymphoma team at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Haemato- oncology as a full-time post (Monday - Friday)
The post holder will provide specialist advice and support to patients and their carers throughout their care pathway, as well as providing education and support to staff throughout the trust. The post holder will support the consultant team as well as delivering nurse led services for patients with haemato-oncology.
This role is currently based at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool, with a clinic in The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Aintree.
You should possess advanced clinical skills, be an excellent communicator, leader and educator, and be highly motivated to lead and deliver a service. A background in cancer nursing is ideal, recent experience in working within the speciality of haemato-oncology would be essential.
Main duties of the job
Leads the development of patient focused education, including training to self-manage ongoing consequences of treatment. Be an active part in attending case conferences, SRGs and MDTs as required. Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views. Takes personal responsibility for lifelong learning and personal development through clinical supervision, appraisal and maintaining compliance with Trust mandatory training.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind Empowered Responsible Inclusive
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered General Nurse Degree in healthcare related subject Evidence of Masters level learning Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant specialist subject. Advanced Communications Skills training or prepared to work towards Leadership experience
Desirable
Psychological skills training - Level 2 or above MSc Clinical Examination Msc Research qualification
Experience Essential
Relevant post registration experience, in cancer, palliative care or the speciality. Experience of teaching In-depth specialist experience Leadership and management experience Experience of multi-professional working Evidence of advanced communications skills Ability to lead and influence change
Desirable
HNA training and undertaking eHNA Experience of writing policies and procedures Experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist Experience of audit and research Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and it's role across the UK.
Knowledge and Expertise Essential
In depth understanding of evidence based practice and ability to critically appraise and implement research findings into practice Extensive knowledge of national standards and policies within specialist field Evidence of continued professional development
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)