About this role
Job summary
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The Metastatic Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist is responsible for the provisions of the coordination of patient care across Merseyside, which includes providing expert clinical leadership, specialist advice to manage the care of patients with metastatic breast cancer.
They will act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership to others. They will develop patient pathways and be responsible for developing the nursing service, while working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that services complies with national standards.
The role is key in offering patients and families the skills of a clinical nurse specialist in symptom control, emotional and spiritual care. Deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patient's changing health care needs, through holistic needs assessment (HNA). To provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice.
This is a 22.5 hr post based at CCC-Wirral with flexibility based on job plan and service need to attend other clinics within the CCC service
Main duties of the job
The CNS will provide: o Leadership o Innovation o Mastery o Excellence (clinical)
The post holder will take a lead role in monitoring and improving the standards of care through supervision of practise, clinical audit, developing and leading practise, contributing to the research teaching and support of professional colleagues.
The post holder will be responsible for providing complex specialist clinical advice and support to patients, families, relatives, public and NHS Professionals internal and external to the Trust.
The post holder will work autonomously and develop collaborative relationships with others. They will offer advice, support and education to clinical teams across the trust and cancer network.
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 Communication skills training or prepared to work towards
- Recognised leadership qualification
Desirable
- Psychological skills training - Level 2 or above
- MSc Clinical Examination
- MSc Research Qualification
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
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience, at Band 6 or above, in cancer, palliative care or the specialty
- 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
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 - Wirral
Bebington
Wirral
CH63 4JY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)