About this role
Job summary
Band 6/7 Developmental Upper Gastrointestinal (UPGI) Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Applicants with appropriate experience and qualifications may be offered the post at Band 7.
This is a part-time post for 20 hours per week.
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce that we have a new opportunity for a Band 6/7 developmental clinical nurse specialist in the UPGl cancer team.
We are looking for experienced, motivated and ambitious nurses who want to work in a friendly, supportive and innovative environment.
You will be joining a busy team who are passionate about providing the highest quality care for people living with and beyond cancer.
We would love to meet you and strongly recommend an informal visit, phone or Teams call prior to interview.
Main duties of the job
Working in a small and friendly team within a larger CNS team, you will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of other dedicated and highly skilled healthcare professionals to care for patients and their families, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice and actively improving the way we work.
The post is a developmental role and depending on experience and ongoing competency development, the post holder will progress from a band 6 to a band 7 role providing autonomous nurse-led services alongside the rest of the team. Applicants with appropriate experience and qualifications may be offered the post at band 7.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
To work as a skilled practitioner and be responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of the client group in your caseload.
To work with other professional groups in secondary and primary settings to develop and maintain holistic services for people with cancer.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse 1st degree or equivalent experience Specialist academic study in area Masters level study - for Band 7
Experience Essential
Significant post registration experience Relevant post registration experience in cancer or appropriate speciality (at band 6 or above for band 7) Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing Experience of multi-professional working Understanding of audit and research (experience of this for Band 7) Evidence of advanced communication skills
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.
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 Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)