Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the award winning Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) Service for the West Midlands. We are looking to recruit a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Principal Treatment Centre Team at the QEHB for 9-12 months to cover maternity leave
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing excellence in clinical care for Teenagers and Young Adults (aged 16 -- 24) with cancer and their families.
Based on the Teenage Cancer Trust Young Persons Unit, you will play a key role in providing quality TYA patient care in line with Peer review measures. Working across the hospital and site specific teams and with the existing TYA CNS team, you will support delivery of age appropriate care, whilst also promoting the philosophy and ethos of Teenage Cancer Trust, in line with the charities strategic vision for Nursing.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to work autonomously and exercise a high level of clinical expertise when identifying and caring for the specific needs of TYA patients and their carers. You will need excellent interpersonal skills, TYA nursing experience, knowledge of TYA cancers and the ability to work sensitively and collaboratively with diverse teams. By working alongside the TYA team and Site Specific Teams you will promote a cohesive approach to TYA care.
You will be supported by the West Midlands Teenage Cancer Trust Lead Nurse, the TYA MDT based at QEHB and the wider regional Band 7 Nurses.
Teenage Cancer Trust will support your professional development, including attendance at the national Teenage Cancer Trust Nurses professional Forum and educational opportunities will be provided. Teenage Cancer Trust are funding the post until September 2026 when it then becomes a trust funded post.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Jo Maconnachie, the Teenage Cancer Trust Lead Nurse on 07570 522210 or joanne.maconnachie@uhb.nhs.uk . Interviews will be.....
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role )
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short
- courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- * Recognised mentorship course
Desirable
- * To have or working towards a MSc/Masters qualification
- * To have or working towards advanced health assessment module -- where applicable to the role
- * Non -- Medical Prescriber/ willingness to undertake - where applicable to the role
Experience
Essential
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- * Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality
- * Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on going professional development/competence
- * Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
- * Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
- * Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
- * Experience of patient service user advocacy role
- * Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess,plan , implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to
- patients / relatives/ care staff * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
- * Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Desirable
- * Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
- * Experience in service development
- * Awareness of current research related to the speciality
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role )
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short
- courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
- * Recognised mentorship course
Desirable
- * To have or working towards a MSc/Masters qualification
- * To have or working towards advanced health assessment module -- where applicable to the role
- * Non -- Medical Prescriber/ willingness to undertake - where applicable to the role
Experience
Essential
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
- * Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality
- * Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on going professional development/competence
- * Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
- * Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
- * Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
- * Experience of patient service user advocacy role
- * Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess,plan , implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to
- patients / relatives/ care staff * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
- * Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Desirable
- * Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
- * Experience in service development
- * Awareness of current research related to the speciality
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
