Job summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Cancer CNS with a passion for coaching and training to apply for the role of Macmillan Cancer CNS Development Lead (CDL). This exciting new role is part of a pan-London pilot project which is funded by Macmillan and NHS England (Workforce, Training and Education). The pilot focuses on two key areas: attracting qualified nurses into Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) roles and accelerating the development of new CNSs.
The post holder will lead the local implementation of the CNS Development Lead Pilot Project within the Integrated Care System (ICS) and contribute to the strategic management and development of the project. By working closely with Trust Lead Cancer Nurses and fellow Macmillan CDL colleagues across London, the postholder will inspire and improve the development of the next generation of Cancer CNS workforce across the Capital. This is an autonomous senior role hosted by South East London Cancer Alliance providing system level planning, cross-organisational working and leadership for the local Cancer CNS workforce within South East London.
The successful applicant will demonstrate a high level of enthusiasm, commitment and leadership that will support the development of aspirant and CNSs currently in post. They will have excellent clinical skills, recent experience, and a background knowledge of oncology nursing as well as a robust level of IT literacy.
This is a fixed term position for two years.
The post is full time, however applications will also be considered on a part time job share basis.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will scope and map the existing Cancer CNS workforce capabilities within SE London. They will use project management skills to deliver the pilot successfully. The postholder will play a lead influential role and will work with senior colleagues within SE London to advocate for cancer nurse career investments, including incorporating national ACCEND Capabilities framework and cancer nurse core key performance indicators (KPIs) into healthcare profiles and working to secure sustainable funding for core training opportunities.
This pilot places a high value on diversity and fairness. The role will encourage, engage and support aspiring CNSs from underrepresented groups into CNS roles. The postholder will develop and deliver outreach activities to increase the diversity of the Cancer CNS workforce, to be representative of the patient population communities. Working with Macmillan and SELCA, they will promote equitable access to recruitment opportunities, recognise and mitigate any inequalities including access for protected characteristics, providing reports to stakeholders on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion findings.
About us
The personalised cancer care programme in South East London Cancer Alliance (SELCA) is the host for the post, and the programme manager will provide operational management support. The small friendly team which has dedicated data analytics and patient involvement workstreams is available to support the post. South East London Cancer Alliance is hosted by Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust and the office base is in London Bridge. The post will receive professional management and project leadership from the Lead Cancer Nurse at Kings College Hospital NHS Trust as a partnership arrangement with SELCA. The post-holder will have a base at SELCA and Kings but will also be required spend significant parts of their week across the hospital sites covered by the SE London secondary care providers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification.
The aim of the role is to act as an expert practitioner, resource and role model to support the delivery of high quality, safe and effective cancer nursing for people with cancer, their families and carers. The post holder will be a change agent with a strong professional and clinical focus and will contribute to facilitating a conducive work environment. Thereby the Macmillan CDL will contribute improving cancer CNS retention and experience as well as staff development.
The Macmillan CDL postholder will accelerate the development of newly appointed CNSs to become confident, autonomous professionals with a skill set that aligns with evolving cancer care. The CDL will deliver coaching and mentoring to designated CNSs across multiple trusts within the ICS to support CNSs to meet the thresholds within the ACCEND capabilities framework.The Macmillan CDL will work alongside CNSs in their daily practice supporting and challenging knowledge and behaviours to promote CNS nursing and the delivery of quality assured personalised care. They will provide motivation to establish new and novel clinical practice supported by research/best evidence-based practice - working within the organisations clinical governance framework.
Key results areas are listed below:
To work at Integrated care systems (ICS) level to lead, manage and support the delivery of CDL Pilot Projectwithin a complex environment. To be the local senior nursing manager responsible for the pilot ensuring the quality, performance, productivity,financial and contracting requirements are met, in line with the requirements of the service agreement Responsible for the visibility of leadership, knowledge of pilot and specific issues within the portfolio and forupholding and role modelling the values, behaviours and standards expected of all employees in the host andpartner organisations. To lead on local level policy development and delivery of the ACCEND capability framework at hub andcluster sites for both newly appointed cancer CNSs and promotion for the use of the framework foraspiring CNSs in collaboration with Trust level nursing and ICB workforce leads To produce local long-term strategic plans on the future of the CNS workforce and how to effectivelymanage the supply and demand of the role To work with National, London Region, ICS, and Trust stakeholders to influence and advise on long-term,strategic plans with a significant impact on the recruitment, development and retention of the CancerNurse Workforce that will support the improvement of Cancer CNS performance and service delivery in arange of service areas across Cluster groups. To utilise advanced-level clinical leadership and influencing skills to collaborate working relationships toensure each of the MDT Clinical Leads is fully signed-up to the vision of Personalised Cancer Care movingforwards. To facilitate an environment in which CNSs develop the skills and knowledge to meet the personalisedcare agenda to support patients live well with and beyond a cancer diagnosis. To role model complex clinical management through patient facing activities To support the development of improved Cancer CNS performance and service deliveryin a range of service areas across Cluster group. To lead and support CNSs in the delivery of high-quality nursing care for cancer patients, improving theirexperience and satisfaction in the service and care they receive as evidenced in National Cancer PatientExperience Survey and other national surveys. To implement and facilitate a programme to support CNSs to develop essential skills to support resilienceand workforce retention e.g., selfcare, time management, realistic expectations of self. To communicate with stakeholders regarding data analysis and workforce development initiatives To represent the organisation at key external CDL meetings, panels and events
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification.
The aim of the role is to act as an expert practitioner, resource and role model to support the delivery of high quality, safe and effective cancer nursing for people with cancer, their families and carers. The post holder will be a change agent with a strong professional and clinical focus and will contribute to facilitating a conducive work environment. Thereby the Macmillan CDL will contribute improving cancer CNS retention and experience as well as staff development.
The Macmillan CDL postholder will accelerate the development of newly appointed CNSs to become confident, autonomous professionals with a skill set that aligns with evolving cancer care. The CDL will deliver coaching and mentoring to designated CNSs across multiple trusts within the ICS to support CNSs to meet the thresholds within the ACCEND capabilities framework.The Macmillan CDL will work alongside CNSs in their daily practice supporting and challenging knowledge and behaviours to promote CNS nursing and the delivery of quality assured personalised care. They will provide motivation to establish new and novel clinical practice supported by research/best evidence-based practice - working within the organisations clinical governance framework.
Key results areas are listed below:
To work at Integrated care systems (ICS) level to lead, manage and support the delivery of CDL Pilot Projectwithin a complex environment. To be the local senior nursing manager responsible for the pilot ensuring the quality, performance, productivity,financial and contracting requirements are met, in line with the requirements of the service agreement Responsible for the visibility of leadership, knowledge of pilot and specific issues within the portfolio and forupholding and role modelling the values, behaviours and standards expected of all employees in the host andpartner organisations. To lead on local level policy development and delivery of the ACCEND capability framework at hub andcluster sites for both newly appointed cancer CNSs and promotion for the use of the framework foraspiring CNSs in collaboration with Trust level nursing and ICB workforce leads To produce local long-term strategic plans on the future of the CNS workforce and how to effectivelymanage the supply and demand of the role To work with National, London Region, ICS, and Trust stakeholders to influence and advise on long-term,strategic plans with a significant impact on the recruitment, development and retention of the CancerNurse Workforce that will support the improvement of Cancer CNS performance and service delivery in arange of service areas across Cluster groups. To utilise advanced-level clinical leadership and influencing skills to collaborate working relationships toensure each of the MDT Clinical Leads is fully signed-up to the vision of Personalised Cancer Care movingforwards. To facilitate an environment in which CNSs develop the skills and knowledge to meet the personalisedcare agenda to support patients live well with and beyond a cancer diagnosis. To role model complex clinical management through patient facing activities To support the development of improved Cancer CNS performance and service deliveryin a range of service areas across Cluster group. To lead and support CNSs in the delivery of high-quality nursing care for cancer patients, improving theirexperience and satisfaction in the service and care they receive as evidenced in National Cancer PatientExperience Survey and other national surveys. To implement and facilitate a programme to support CNSs to develop essential skills to support resilienceand workforce retention e.g., selfcare, time management, realistic expectations of self. To communicate with stakeholders regarding data analysis and workforce development initiatives To represent the organisation at key external CDL meetings, panels and events
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- (Masters) degree or equivalent professional qualification
- Mentorship/Teaching qualification e.g. 997/998/ City & Guilds
- Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience as Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
- ubstantial post qualificatioSubstantial post qualification experience as CNS team lead / Matron or equivalent, managing nursing teams.
- Experience and knowledge of cancer pathways.
- Successful change management experience, with evidence of having achieved sustained improvement in services or pathways
- Project management experience in large complex organisation within cancer services.
- Experience in undertaking audit and research
Skills/ Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of early diagnosis of cancer, cancer pathways and cancer performance standards
- An understanding of local and national health policy and broader strategic issues and implications within the NHS
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills,Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
- Experience in delivering complex and specialist information to large groups through multiple formats.
- Knowledge and ability to implement principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of experience-based co-design (EBCD) service improvement methods.
Additional information
Essential
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief "up the line'
- Able to travel to all hospital sites across SEL in the working week and attend occasional evening meetings where required
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- (Masters) degree or equivalent professional qualification
- Mentorship/Teaching qualification e.g. 997/998/ City & Guilds
- Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Management qualification or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience as Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
- ubstantial post qualificatioSubstantial post qualification experience as CNS team lead / Matron or equivalent, managing nursing teams.
- Experience and knowledge of cancer pathways.
- Successful change management experience, with evidence of having achieved sustained improvement in services or pathways
- Project management experience in large complex organisation within cancer services.
- Experience in undertaking audit and research
Skills/ Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Excellent knowledge of early diagnosis of cancer, cancer pathways and cancer performance standards
- An understanding of local and national health policy and broader strategic issues and implications within the NHS
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills,Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
- Experience in delivering complex and specialist information to large groups through multiple formats.
- Knowledge and ability to implement principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Experience and knowledge of experience-based co-design (EBCD) service improvement methods.
Additional information
Essential
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief "up the line'
- Able to travel to all hospital sites across SEL in the working week and attend occasional evening meetings where required
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).
