Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior nurse with experience of cancer services to lead the transformation of cancer care at the James Paget Hospital. Well-developed communication skills are key to leading changes alongside nursing, medical, AHP and operational colleagues. You will be supported by the senior Executive team and work closely with the Cancer Manager and the Lead Cancer Clinician.
The role involves system working with primary and community care colleagues, plus working collaboratively with other Trusts within the ICS, the Cancer Alliance and the charitable sector. You will work closely with our patient representative groups, collaboratively working on influential work streams.
- The post holder will provide professional nursing advice and leadership to support the implementation and monitoring of the Cancer Strategy.
- The post holder will ensure that all aspects of cancer service delivery are underpinned by patient and service user experience. Working closely with the patient experience leads, the Lead Cancer Nurse will lead on cancer patient experience.
- In collaboration with the cancer leadership team identify and implement the National priorities and guidance for cancer service, co-ordinating their development and trust wide implementation.
If you are passionate about creating excellent care for patients and addressing the current challenges in innovative and compassionate ways then we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Professional lead to the JPUH cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists and AHPs
- Working collaboratively with cancer patient representatives
- Building a cancer strategy across all partners for JPUH
- Fulfilling the Long Term plan through cancer projects with the Cancer Alliance and the ICS. Including:
- Developing Cancer Workforce workstreams
- Establishing the Cancer Care Navigator service
- Continuing and developing further Personalised Care
- Implementing Psychological support work streams
- Working collaboratively with JPUH Directors to implement Optimal Timed Pathways
- Implementing action plans from annual National Cancer Patient Experience survey
About us
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
- To provide guidance, support and professional leadership to all nursing staff in with regards to cancer service provision.
- Be responsible and accountable for the delivery of a high quality, patient centred cancer services across the Trust that meet the needs of the patient.
- To act as a positive role model through the provision of effective professional leadership for relevant clinical areas, maintaining high visibility through undertaking activities such as clinical practice or observations of care.
- To encourage communication with patients, visitors and staff and through observations of practice and monitoring of standards ensure the maintenance of an optimal environment for patient care.
- To provide leadership for change and service improvement within all cancer areas, through the promotion of nursing as a profession within the multi-disciplinary environment.
- Lead the implementation of the cancer strategy in relation to nursing care across the Trust involving representatives from all stakeholder groups.
- To act as a champion of the nursing cancer workforce and to proactively support and review this resource.
- Engage with appropriate agencies as a nursing leader in the development of innovative cancer nursing and Allied Health Professionals (AHP) strategy.
- Establish and develop partnerships and collaborate with lead professionals representing the AHPs ensuring that a patient-centred multidisciplinary approach to care is maintained across the Trust.
- Identify national, regional, cancer alliance and trust priorities, leading and supporting Trust implementation from a nursing perspective.
- To liaise closely with other Head of/Lead Cancer Nurses within the East of England Cancer Alliance to implement policies, strategies, guidelines and initiatives related to national and regional cancer agenda.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
- To provide guidance, support and professional leadership to all nursing staff in with regards to cancer service provision.
- Be responsible and accountable for the delivery of a high quality, patient centred cancer services across the Trust that meet the needs of the patient.
- To act as a positive role model through the provision of effective professional leadership for relevant clinical areas, maintaining high visibility through undertaking activities such as clinical practice or observations of care.
- To encourage communication with patients, visitors and staff and through observations of practice and monitoring of standards ensure the maintenance of an optimal environment for patient care.
- To provide leadership for change and service improvement within all cancer areas, through the promotion of nursing as a profession within the multi-disciplinary environment.
- Lead the implementation of the cancer strategy in relation to nursing care across the Trust involving representatives from all stakeholder groups.
- To act as a champion of the nursing cancer workforce and to proactively support and review this resource.
- Engage with appropriate agencies as a nursing leader in the development of innovative cancer nursing and Allied Health Professionals (AHP) strategy.
- Establish and develop partnerships and collaborate with lead professionals representing the AHPs ensuring that a patient-centred multidisciplinary approach to care is maintained across the Trust.
- Identify national, regional, cancer alliance and trust priorities, leading and supporting Trust implementation from a nursing perspective.
- To liaise closely with other Head of/Lead Cancer Nurses within the East of England Cancer Alliance to implement policies, strategies, guidelines and initiatives related to national and regional cancer agenda.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Masters degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working at senior level in cancer or palliative services
Skills
Essential
- Professional and versatile communication skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Masters degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working at senior level in cancer or palliative services
Skills
Essential
- Professional and versatile 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.
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
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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).
