radiology and oncology nurse

radiology and oncology nurse Nottingham, England

NHS
Full Time Nottingham, England 50056 - 43742 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area
Macmillan Oncology Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Secondment: 24 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-5219199
Site
NUH City Campus
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2023 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Oncology nurse with significant Oncology experience. You must have an understanding of systemic anti-cancer treatments including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy and be motivated to continue developing a service in CAS caring for our patients.

This exciting position will involve you working alongside existing nurse specialist teams at both NUH & KMH.

The successful applicant will work in collaboration with members of the multi-professional team, in coordinating a smooth pathway of care.

You will be an expert resource to patients, carers and clinical teams in relation to breast cancer. This will include working autonomously, managing a case load of breast cancer patients undergoing treatment and developing and setting up Nurse led clinics.

If you insist on the very best care for your patients and you are ready to embrace a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.


Main duties of the job

This will be for a two year secondment.

We want to provide a full holistic service to all our breast cancer patients that are having chemotherapy.

You will care and support patients through oncological treatment pathways and follow up to ensure the provision of safe, seamless, appropriate services, thus maximising the health and quality of life of the patient and carers and improving the quality and efficiency of health care delivery.

You will be instrumental in the setting up of the service and work with the existing breast care nurses.

Act as resource to wider cancer team and other tumour sites.

To work closely with services already in place for Oncology & Palliative Care in providing holistic and age appropriate care.

To provide specialist training across functional boundaries as required

Please also read the Person specification and Job description for full details


Working for our organisation

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the UKs only Magnet accredited hospital, renown for delivering care excellence to its patients.

The Organisation recognise responsibility to ensure that staff are developed and stimulated within their environment in order to achieve their vision and deliver care that reflects the values and behaviours of the Trust. CAS offer excellent opportunities for career progression, training ad development.

CAS is a diverse division covering many specialities within its Medical, surgical and Pathology care groups. The Divisional leadership team work with management to maintain standards of excellence across division. CAS has a proactive Education team willing to support with personal development and there is plenty of scope for career progression.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will need to be an individual with oncology experience, an enthusiastic and conscientious team player, able to prioritise your workload, use your own initiative and respond to queries from patients, relatives and staff at all levels in a professional manner.

Please also read the Person specification and Job description for full details

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • 1st Level registered Nurse with current registration with NMC
  • First level degree or significant experience within the speciality

Desirable criteria

  • Masters level

Experience

Essential criteria

  • Significant post-registration experience, at Band 6 or above, within Oncology
  • Evidence of leading organisational change

Desirable criteria

  • Experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
  • Experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Experience of setting up a service

Analytical & Judgement skills

Essential criteria

  • Ability to lead and introduce change.
  • Knowledge and understanding of national policy and current issues affecting cancer and its implications for practice.
  • Evidence of data collection, evaluation and analysis.

Desirable criteria

  • Experience of writing audit / research reports for a multi –professional audience.

Other Specific Requirements

Essential criteria

  • Involved with service improvement

Desirable criteria

  • Lead on service improvement

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application

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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

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Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
  • Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

radiology and oncology nurse
NHS

www.nhs.uk
London, United Kingdom
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