Job summary
Band
6 Clinical Nurse Specialist
Gynaecology
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Bexley Wing, St Jamess University Hospital
We
are pleased to announce an opportunity for a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist
to join our Gynaecology Specialist Service within the Leeds Cancer Centre,
Oncology Clinical Service Unit at St Jamess University Hospital.
The
successful candidate will be responsible for delivering specialist support to
patients with a gynaecological cancer and their families across the region.
The
post holder will work within in a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists playing
a pivotal role in supporting women diagnosed with gynaecological cancers
across their entire care pathwayfrom diagnosis and treatment through to
survivorship and end-of-life care. This is a rewarding opportunity to develop
specialist skills and work closely with a multidisciplinary team to provide
holistic, evidence-based care.
The
team comprises of 8 Clinical Nurse Specialists, 1 cancer Care coordinator, 2
Medical Oncology Consultants, 6 Gynaecology Oncology Surgical Consultants, 3
Clinical Oncology Consultants we also work closely with Benign Gynaecology
where most of our patients have their initial investigations and diagnosis
and collaborate with other services to provide care and treatment to our
patients.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
08/09/2025
Planned Interview
Date
15/09/2025
Main duties of the job
The
role of the CNS is primarily to support patients from a suspected or
confirmed diagnosis of gynaecological cancer throughout their cancer journey
acting as the patients key worker and taking into consideration the patients
holistic needs and delivering personalised care.
The
post holder will develop specialist knowledge in gynaecological cancer and
treatment and will be able to offer expert advice to patients and colleagues.
The
post holder will be office based but will attend regular outpatient clinics
and provide specialist psychological support to inpatients. They will also be
a core member of the MDT.
Key
responsibilities:
Manage a caseload, acting as a key
worker and main point of contact for patients and families.
Deliver high-quality specialist
nursing care, triage and advice.
Coordinate care and liaise with
oncologists, surgeons, and palliative care teams.
Support patients with information,
counselling, and decision-making.
Participate in MDT meetings,
audits, and service improvement projects.
Contribute to nurse-led clinics and
pathway development.
Collect, collate, evaluate and
report information, maintaining accurate patient records
About us
Our
LTHT values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see
this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by
our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centered
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally,
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Commitment to delivering high
quality evidence based care
Commitment to working in a
multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to the clinical area,
valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and
creative working environment
Commitment to own development and
the development of junior staff
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload of patients
with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of gynaecological cancer. The
jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs.
The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice, this will
include holistic need assessment and individualised care planning and the and
development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. Continually
contributing to development of the speciality service.
The
post holder will work within the Gynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist team
alongside the wider MDT, acting as a role model and patient advocate, working
collaboratively and co-operatively with the multi-disciplinary team to meet
the needs of patients, carers and their families. They will be responsible
for a defined caseload of patients from diagnosis of primary and
recurrent/metastatic cancer to end of treatment providing support management
at key points on their journey. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use
of resources.
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Acts
in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct
Clinical
Clinical
care delivery
- Provide a clinical lead and role
model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
- Undertakes clinical procedures
where dexterity and accuracy are required.
- Maintain a safe working environment
Responsibilities
for patient and client care
- Assesses, plans, implements and
evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
- Organises own clinical workload.
- Receives supervision of clinical
care and outcomes from Matron.
Freedom
to act
- Refer patients as appropriate to
other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Make clinical assessments and
treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
Communication
- Maintains accurate clinical and
other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
- Support patients and their families
communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they
receive required information to enable them to participate in their care
delivery
- Liaise with Community Services (as
appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery
Education
and Training
- Provide training and education of
learners and other junior staff
- Actively participate in the
development of own personal development plan and performance review
- Provide education and training to
patients and their carers.
- Keep up to date with developments,
advances within the specialty
Leadership
and management
- Investigate and respond to
accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
- Work with Matron to promote the
development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered
appropriate
- Under the direction of Matron
participates in or leads the development of specific elements of nursing
practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans
- Participates in the setting,
monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care,
including those standards defined in
the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
- Promote evidence based practice,
wherever possible
- Engages users and carers views on
service delivery and development
- Implement policy and practice
guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where
appropriate
- Contribute to policy and protocol
development for speciality area
- Exercises a personal duty of care
in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and
supplies appropriately.
Research
and Audit
- Contribute to the research agenda
- Undertake audit programmes specific
to client group, treatments and developments.
- Participate in clinical trials as
appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload of patients
with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of gynaecological cancer. The
jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs.
The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care and advice, this will
include holistic need assessment and individualised care planning and the and
development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. Continually
contributing to development of the speciality service.
The
post holder will work within the Gynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist team
alongside the wider MDT, acting as a role model and patient advocate, working
collaboratively and co-operatively with the multi-disciplinary team to meet
the needs of patients, carers and their families. They will be responsible
for a defined caseload of patients from diagnosis of primary and
recurrent/metastatic cancer to end of treatment providing support management
at key points on their journey. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use
of resources.
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Acts
in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct
Clinical
Clinical
care delivery
- Provide a clinical lead and role
model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
- Undertakes clinical procedures
where dexterity and accuracy are required.
- Maintain a safe working environment
Responsibilities
for patient and client care
- Assesses, plans, implements and
evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
- Organises own clinical workload.
- Receives supervision of clinical
care and outcomes from Matron.
Freedom
to act
- Refer patients as appropriate to
other members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Make clinical assessments and
treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
Communication
- Maintains accurate clinical and
other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
- Support patients and their families
communicating sensitive condition related information and ensuring they
receive required information to enable them to participate in their care
delivery
- Liaise with Community Services (as
appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery
Education
and Training
- Provide training and education of
learners and other junior staff
- Actively participate in the
development of own personal development plan and performance review
- Provide education and training to
patients and their carers.
- Keep up to date with developments,
advances within the specialty
Leadership
and management
- Investigate and respond to
accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events
- Work with Matron to promote the
development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered
appropriate
- Under the direction of Matron
participates in or leads the development of specific elements of nursing
practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans
- Participates in the setting,
monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care,
including those standards defined in
the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
- Promote evidence based practice,
wherever possible
- Engages users and carers views on
service delivery and development
- Implement policy and practice
guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where
appropriate
- Contribute to policy and protocol
development for speciality area
- Exercises a personal duty of care
in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and
supplies appropriately.
Research
and Audit
- Contribute to the research agenda
- Undertake audit programmes specific
to client group, treatments and developments.
- Participate in clinical trials as
appropriate.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent and experience within a relevant speciality
- Clinical audit and standard setting
- Experience and knowledge of specialty
- Current issues in healthcare
- Standards of professional practice
- Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda
- Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks (if appropriate)
- Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
- Understanding of organisational structures
Desirable
- Service development and or change management
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Communication
- Teaching
- Leadership
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Innovator
- Motivator
- Assertiveness
- Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
- Communication skills
- Teaching and assessment skills
- Organisational skills
- Time management skills
- Change management skills
- Understanding of research-based practice research conscious
- Team player
- Conflict management
- Managing stress
- Ability to act professionally at all times
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in specialty
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent and experience within a relevant speciality
- Clinical audit and standard setting
- Experience and knowledge of specialty
- Current issues in healthcare
- Standards of professional practice
- Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda
- Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks (if appropriate)
- Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
- Understanding of organisational structures
Desirable
- Service development and or change management
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Communication
- Teaching
- Leadership
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Innovator
- Motivator
- Assertiveness
- Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
- Communication skills
- Teaching and assessment skills
- Organisational skills
- Time management skills
- Change management skills
- Understanding of research-based practice research conscious
- Team player
- Conflict management
- Managing stress
- Ability to act professionally at all times
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willing to undergo training as necessary
Desirable
- Post registration qualification in specialty
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
