Job summary
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Macmillan Acute Oncology
Division: Cancer & Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Cancer and Access
Band: 7
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Friday 18th April 2025
We are recruiting for an Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide early input of specialist care to oncology patients presenting with oncological emergencies. This role will consist of working with emergency Acute Oncology Pathways and involve working with multiple disciplinary nursing medical, administration and operational teams.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery and evaluation of evidence-based patient care throughout the acute treatment pathway. They will have responsibilities for assessing the needs of the acutely unwell cancer patient, liaising with the oncology teams and the wider multidisciplinary teams across the Trust and KMCA to promote coordinated care.
The post holder will be expected to make clinical judgements on complex facts requiring interpretation and comparing options to ensure appropriate patient care and safety, thereby enabling faster, safer and better quality of care to patients with complications of Systemic Anticancer Treatment (SACT) or radiotherapy.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide direct, specialised care and advice to patients with cancer, using specialist nursing skills to assess each patient and ensuring that care and support to patients and families is sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy
Demonstrate specialist oncology knowledge and skills in particular with reference to acute presentation of malignancy; complications of disease or progression and complications of treatment, developing palliative care knowledge and skills in order to provide advice on pain and symptom management and work collaboratively with specialist palliative care team
Provides highly specialised advice to Oncology patients and other medical professionals concerning the care and treatment related to the specialism of Oncology
To have a visible presence within the key points of entry across the Trust
To ensure safe and high standards of care are maintained in accordance with hospital policies and procedures and National Cancer Standards
Provide specialist AOS education and training programmes to other healthcare professionals
Work collaboratively with other professionals to advise on the planning and organisation of patients needs, on-going care and discharge requirements, which require the formulation and adjustment of plans or strategies
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will provide direct, specialised care and advice to patients with cancer, using specialist nursing skills to assess each patient and ensuring that care and support to patients and families is sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy
Demonstrate specialist oncology knowledge and skills in particular with reference to acute presentation of malignancy; complications of disease or progression and complications of treatment, developing palliative care knowledge and skills in order to provide advice on pain and symptom management and work collaboratively with specialist palliative care team
Provides highly specialised advice to Oncology patients and other medical professionals concerning the care and treatment related to the specialism of Oncology
To have a visible presence within the key points of entry across the Trust
To ensure safe and high standards of care are maintained in accordance with hospital policies and procedures and National Cancer Standards
Provide specialist AOS education and training programmes to other healthcare professionals
Work collaboratively with other professionals to advise on the planning and organisation of patients needs, on-going care and discharge requirements, which require the formulation and adjustment of plans or strategies
Person Specification
Values Based Question
Essential
- How do you demonstrate respect and dignity
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering patient advocacy
- Knowledge of palliative care -EOLC and Advanced Care Planning
- Experience of delivering quality improvement both personally/professionally and as a facilitator
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist oncology area delivering effective patient focused care
- Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
- Experience of acute medical/emergency department nursing
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to clinically lead and influence staff
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues within cancer/palliative and EOLC
- Demonstrate an understanding of the National agenda for Cancer Services
- Knowledge of current clinical and nursing research
- Holds the AOS Competence Passport
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 Registered Nurse on the NMC Register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality
- Demonstratable knowledge of working at Masters level
- Post registration SACT Passport
- Advanced Clinical Practice Skills or equivalent
- Mentorship Course
Desirable
- Leadership Course
- Non Medical Prescribing Course
- MSc (or working towards) in relevant field
Skills
Essential
- Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills
- Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty
- Ability to conduct and evaluate own projects successfully
- Ability to conduct and evaluate own projects successfully
Person Specification
Values Based Question
Essential
- How do you demonstrate respect and dignity
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering patient advocacy
- Knowledge of palliative care -EOLC and Advanced Care Planning
- Experience of delivering quality improvement both personally/professionally and as a facilitator
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist oncology area delivering effective patient focused care
- Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
- Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
- Experience of acute medical/emergency department nursing
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to clinically lead and influence staff
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues within cancer/palliative and EOLC
- Demonstrate an understanding of the National agenda for Cancer Services
- Knowledge of current clinical and nursing research
- Holds the AOS Competence Passport
Qualifications
Essential
- Level 1 Registered Nurse on the NMC Register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality
- Demonstratable knowledge of working at Masters level
- Post registration SACT Passport
- Advanced Clinical Practice Skills or equivalent
- Mentorship Course
Desirable
- Leadership Course
- Non Medical Prescribing Course
- MSc (or working towards) in relevant field
Skills
Essential
- Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills
- Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty
- Ability to conduct and evaluate own projects successfully
- Ability to conduct and evaluate own projects successfully
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).
