Job summary
MACMILLAN NEURO-ONCOLOGY
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
PART TIME 30 HOURS PER WEEK MONDAY-FRIDAY
Band 7
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced cancer nurse to work as part of a job share, leading and developing the Macmillan Neuro Oncology Cancer nursing service in line with national directives
The post holder will be a core member of the Neuro-Oncology cancer multi-disciplinary team, coordinating the patients' pathway, acting as the main point of contact, providing specialist information, advice, and support from the point of diagnosis and throughout the illness experience.
The post holder will be responsible for implementing the key elements of personalised care, ensuring patients are offered a Holistic Needs Assessment/Care Planning at keys stages in the pathway in line with national directives, have access to an End of Treatment Summaries after each modality of treatment and health and wellbeing to meet their individual needs.
We would welcome applications from Registered Nurses with in-depth knowledge and experience of caring for patients living with a brain tumour, have a Master's Degree, successfully completed the fundamentals of cancer care module at post graduate level or equivalent level of education/training, advance communication skills and completed training to provide Level 2 psychological support
Main duties of the job
Interested applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent communication, assessment, problem solving and leadership skills, evidence of working as part of a multidisciplinary team and well as an autonomous practitioner. Being able to act as an independent prescriber or willingness to undertake is a requirement of the role.
In return we can offer you a stimulating work environment with a commitment to multidisciplinary working and continuing professional development.
The post holder will be a core member of the Neuro-oncology Multidisciplinary Team, responsible for the provision of high quality, patient centred care; ensuring patients/carers living with a brain tumour have access to expert information, advice and support from the point of diagnosis of secondary disease
The post holder will act as the main point of contact, using advance communication skills to co-ordinate the patients' pathway from the point of diagnosis liaising with Oxford and other members of the MDT, other healthcare professionals across primary secondary care and the voluntary sector to ensure a seamless service for patients and their families.
Responsible for implementing personalised care for patients living with a brain tumour, ensuring patients have a HNA/Care Planning at key stages in the pathway in line with national directives and have access to health and wellbeing opportunities
About us
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
CompassionAccountabilityRespectIntegrityCourage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake a comprehensive holistic assessment of patients needs (HNA) at key stages during the illness experience from the point of referral in line with National directives
To attend significant outpatient consultations, acting as the patients advocate, communicating complex information with patients and their families
To review inpatients admitted with complications related to their disease/treatment, influencing management options and liaising with professionals across primary and secondary care to ensure safe effective discharge from hospital
To agree a plan of care in consultation with the patient/family, ensuring a written copy is available for the patient.
To attend the weekly cancer multidisciplinary team meeting, contributing to the discussion, providing expert nursing opinion on the patients assessment and care and advocating for the patient and family
To screen patients for psychological distress using a recognised tool
To be skilled in providing Level 2 psychological support for patients and their carers, referring patient with complex needs to the Macmillan Clinical Psychologist.
To routinely discuss diagnosis and prognosis with patient and their family
To provide specialist support for patients and their families, ensuring their physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual needs are identified and met.
To lead on complex communication issues and co-ordinate the patients pathway acting as the main point of contact or responsible for nominating a main point of contact for the patient depending on their individual needs.
To identify and met patient/carers specialist informational needs utilising the local Macmillan Information Centre, referring patients to the dedicated Cancer You Tube Channel to support selfmanagement strategies.
Supports the development of patient focussed education, including specialist information and advice to self-manage ongoing consequences of treatment.
To be skilled in identifying and addressing the palliative care needs of patients and their families, referring patients with complex needs to the Specialist Palliative Care Team
To be skilled in identifying AMBER patents working with the multidisciplinary team to agree ceiling of intervention.
To be skilled in identifying the patients Preferred Place of Care at the appropriate point in the illness experience, communicating very sensitive information to patients/carers ensuing they have the opportunity to discuss their choice of where they wish to die where possible.
Support the generation of an End of Treatment Summary for patients following each modality of treatment, ensuring their ongoing needs are identified and addressed.
To respond to EAU alerts for patients with a brain tumour providing specialist information and support, co-ordinating their pathway from the point of admission
To lead the development of specialist Health & Wellbeing events for patients living with a brain tumour, ensuring they are tailored to meet their individual needs
To use advance communication skills to support patients in the development of an Advance Care Plan, identifying their preferences and wishes
To initiate proactive telephone support for patients in the palliative stage of their disease, identifying new or progression of symptoms providing specialist advice and support
To promote a culture that supports and enables self-management strategies.
Utilise patient/carer experience feedback to drive innovation and change.
Promote self-management, risk stratifying patients into who can self-manage following education, those who will need guided support to self-mange and those who will require ongoing face-to-face support in order to support people to live with cancer.
To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and other national regulations
To participate in the formal review process and plan future personal development and competencies to be achieved, actively engaging with the learning and development opportunities offered by Macmillan.
To act as a specialist resource for healthcare professionals relating to brain tumours, providing expert nursing advice and support
To promote collaborative working relationships and effective communication between all members of the neuro-oncology multidisciplinary team and across different boundaries of care
To act as a role model demonstrating high standards of holistic care, providing clinical leadership in brain tumours.
To support the development of the Band 6 Macmillan Neuro-oncology Nurse/Support Worker, contributing to the appraisal process and objective setting
To become acquainted with the local and regional pathways for patients with a brain tumour including knowledge of contact points for referral and advice.
Ensure that people affected by cancer are aware that they are interacting with a Macmillan Professional and know the full range of resources and services available through Macmillan.
To demonstrate advance practice in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care, documenting the outcomes of consultations in the hospital notes and on the Somerset database.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake a comprehensive holistic assessment of patients needs (HNA) at key stages during the illness experience from the point of referral in line with National directives
To attend significant outpatient consultations, acting as the patients advocate, communicating complex information with patients and their families
To review inpatients admitted with complications related to their disease/treatment, influencing management options and liaising with professionals across primary and secondary care to ensure safe effective discharge from hospital
To agree a plan of care in consultation with the patient/family, ensuring a written copy is available for the patient.
To attend the weekly cancer multidisciplinary team meeting, contributing to the discussion, providing expert nursing opinion on the patients assessment and care and advocating for the patient and family
To screen patients for psychological distress using a recognised tool
To be skilled in providing Level 2 psychological support for patients and their carers, referring patient with complex needs to the Macmillan Clinical Psychologist.
To routinely discuss diagnosis and prognosis with patient and their family
To provide specialist support for patients and their families, ensuring their physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual needs are identified and met.
To lead on complex communication issues and co-ordinate the patients pathway acting as the main point of contact or responsible for nominating a main point of contact for the patient depending on their individual needs.
To identify and met patient/carers specialist informational needs utilising the local Macmillan Information Centre, referring patients to the dedicated Cancer You Tube Channel to support selfmanagement strategies.
Supports the development of patient focussed education, including specialist information and advice to self-manage ongoing consequences of treatment.
To be skilled in identifying and addressing the palliative care needs of patients and their families, referring patients with complex needs to the Specialist Palliative Care Team
To be skilled in identifying AMBER patents working with the multidisciplinary team to agree ceiling of intervention.
To be skilled in identifying the patients Preferred Place of Care at the appropriate point in the illness experience, communicating very sensitive information to patients/carers ensuing they have the opportunity to discuss their choice of where they wish to die where possible.
Support the generation of an End of Treatment Summary for patients following each modality of treatment, ensuring their ongoing needs are identified and addressed.
To respond to EAU alerts for patients with a brain tumour providing specialist information and support, co-ordinating their pathway from the point of admission
To lead the development of specialist Health & Wellbeing events for patients living with a brain tumour, ensuring they are tailored to meet their individual needs
To use advance communication skills to support patients in the development of an Advance Care Plan, identifying their preferences and wishes
To initiate proactive telephone support for patients in the palliative stage of their disease, identifying new or progression of symptoms providing specialist advice and support
To promote a culture that supports and enables self-management strategies.
Utilise patient/carer experience feedback to drive innovation and change.
Promote self-management, risk stratifying patients into who can self-manage following education, those who will need guided support to self-mange and those who will require ongoing face-to-face support in order to support people to live with cancer.
To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and other national regulations
To participate in the formal review process and plan future personal development and competencies to be achieved, actively engaging with the learning and development opportunities offered by Macmillan.
To act as a specialist resource for healthcare professionals relating to brain tumours, providing expert nursing advice and support
To promote collaborative working relationships and effective communication between all members of the neuro-oncology multidisciplinary team and across different boundaries of care
To act as a role model demonstrating high standards of holistic care, providing clinical leadership in brain tumours.
To support the development of the Band 6 Macmillan Neuro-oncology Nurse/Support Worker, contributing to the appraisal process and objective setting
To become acquainted with the local and regional pathways for patients with a brain tumour including knowledge of contact points for referral and advice.
Ensure that people affected by cancer are aware that they are interacting with a Macmillan Professional and know the full range of resources and services available through Macmillan.
To demonstrate advance practice in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care, documenting the outcomes of consultations in the hospital notes and on the Somerset database.
Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- RN Level 1
- Relevant Master's Degree or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
- Fundamentals of Cancer Care module post graduate level or equivalent level of education or training
- Trained to provide Level 2 Psychological Support
- Advanced communication skills training or equivalent level of education or training
- Rosalind Franklin Leadership program or equivalent level of education or training
- Registered independent nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In-depth knowledge and experience in caring for patients living with a brain tumour
- In-depth knowledge and experience in implementing the core domains of personalised care
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Leadership & Management
- Knowledge of the National Frameworks related to cancer care
- Experience of leading research/audit
- Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK
Desirable
- Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Advanced Assessment Skills
- Ability to work autonomously & as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Ability to exercise initiative & implement change
- Problem solving skills
- Effective negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Analytical and IT skills
- Ability to develop policies, protocols & guidelines
Desirable
- Effective report writing skills
Person Specification
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- RN Level 1
- Relevant Master's Degree or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
- Fundamentals of Cancer Care module post graduate level or equivalent level of education or training
- Trained to provide Level 2 Psychological Support
- Advanced communication skills training or equivalent level of education or training
- Rosalind Franklin Leadership program or equivalent level of education or training
- Registered independent nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In-depth knowledge and experience in caring for patients living with a brain tumour
- In-depth knowledge and experience in implementing the core domains of personalised care
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Leadership & Management
- Knowledge of the National Frameworks related to cancer care
- Experience of leading research/audit
- Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK
Desirable
- Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Advanced Assessment Skills
- Ability to work autonomously & as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Ability to exercise initiative & implement change
- Problem solving skills
- Effective negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Analytical and IT skills
- Ability to develop policies, protocols & guidelines
Desirable
- Effective report writing 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
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).
