Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team.
The MSCC Co-ordinator will oversee the co-ordination of person-centred treatment and care for patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) and other metastatic spinal disease such as impending metastatic spinal cord compression (IMSCC), nerve root compression and spinal metastasis.
The Service supports the region of Cheshire and Merseyside (C&M) and is hosted at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) which is recognised as a centre of excellence, delivering specialist, high quality care.
Main duties of the job
The role is responsible for operational oversight of diagnostic and treatment pathways to ensure the appropriate primary intervention is delivered within NICE compliant time frames, this includes a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT).
As a clinical member of the multi-professional urgent care team, you will work alongside the medical on-call staff within the CCC to liaise with referring organisations including acute trusts, primary care and hospices.
You will work closely with the wider Acute Oncology community and regional referral organisations, acting as a point of reference for all health professionals, giving specialised advice on management of patients in their care.
The post holder will contribute to data management including centralised real time audit recording, and service improvement work streams that form part of wider Cancer Alliance and network developments.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
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
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
- Degree in Nursing or Allied Health Profession
- Registration of a professional body
- Advanced communication skills
- Commitment to ongoing learning and development
Desirable
- Evidence of further study at Masters level.
- Experience of working with cancer patients and their families
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Post registration experience of working in an oncology environment
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience in organising co-ordinated care across organisations
- Ability to prioritise work, demonstrates good organisational skills and able to manage caseload
- Ability to act as a clinical lead practitioner in area of expertise, providing support and initial management plan to multiprofessionals across emergency and urgent care settings
- Experience in the use of data management including excellent IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
- Understanding of cancer, the treatment of cancer and awareness of the individual needs of people affected by cancer
- To take lead of network wide audit data and service improvement plans
- To deliver network multiprofessional education programmes in collaboration with Acute Oncology teams, spinal teams and the Cancer Alliance
- Knowledge of the organisational and working practices within the healthcare setting
- Understanding of the NHS and current cancer agenda
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff
- Understanding of the health and social care environment
Experience
Essential
- Effective organisation skills
- Ability to communicate both verbally and non-verbally on a daily basis with people at all levels
- Good observation skills
- Practical problem solving skills
- Ability to work at senior clinical level within an oncall- emergency team
- Flexible attitude to working
- Accurate written communication of information
- Ability to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by people affected by cancer
- Ability to prioritise own workload, to constantly re-ajust and triage patients with varying degrees of emergency need
Desirable
- Understanding of internal CCC pathways
- Confident in the use of all platforms related to assessing patients previous managementReview of Aria planning systems looking at previous radiotherapy plans and understanding it's impact on current management plan
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nursing or Allied Health Profession
- Registration of a professional body
- Advanced communication skills
- Commitment to ongoing learning and development
Desirable
- Evidence of further study at Masters level.
- Experience of working with cancer patients and their families
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Post registration experience of working in an oncology environment
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience in organising co-ordinated care across organisations
- Ability to prioritise work, demonstrates good organisational skills and able to manage caseload
- Ability to act as a clinical lead practitioner in area of expertise, providing support and initial management plan to multiprofessionals across emergency and urgent care settings
- Experience in the use of data management including excellent IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Office
- Understanding of cancer, the treatment of cancer and awareness of the individual needs of people affected by cancer
- To take lead of network wide audit data and service improvement plans
- To deliver network multiprofessional education programmes in collaboration with Acute Oncology teams, spinal teams and the Cancer Alliance
- Knowledge of the organisational and working practices within the healthcare setting
- Understanding of the NHS and current cancer agenda
Desirable
- Experience of managing staff
- Understanding of the health and social care environment
Experience
Essential
- Effective organisation skills
- Ability to communicate both verbally and non-verbally on a daily basis with people at all levels
- Good observation skills
- Practical problem solving skills
- Ability to work at senior clinical level within an oncall- emergency team
- Flexible attitude to working
- Accurate written communication of information
- Ability to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by people affected by cancer
- Ability to prioritise own workload, to constantly re-ajust and triage patients with varying degrees of emergency need
Desirable
- Understanding of internal CCC pathways
- Confident in the use of all platforms related to assessing patients previous managementReview of Aria planning systems looking at previous radiotherapy plans and understanding it's impact on current management plan
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).
