Job summary
We are inviting applications from highly-motivated Registered Nurses with excellent communication/interpersonal skills. You should have post-registration experience and be passionate about cancer care. In return we offer the right candidate a development programme that will not only enhance their academic qualifications and nursing interests, but will also provide an excellent foundation for professional development, as well as gaining an insight into the intra-organisational structure and processes. You will be expected to work on both of our acute hospital sites and be adaptable & flexible in your approach.
The post will also work to raise the profile of breast cancer and its treatments. This will require networking with NHS services, voluntary organisations and community/faith groups outside the South Tees Trust. This will involve working with teams and managers to support service redesign to ensure that services are focused on patient and clinical needs.
As a senior nurse within the team you will be pivotal in developing the team in the delivery of enhanced holistic services and standards of care to our patients aligned to the South Tees Accreditation for Quality of Care (STAQC)principles.
As an integral part of the cancer nursing team you will be expected to demonstrate enhanced communication skills and demonstrate the ability to support patients receiving a serious diagnosis.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist nursing care across the breast cancer pathway, acting as a key worker to coordinate assessments, treatment and follow-up. The role includes working autonomously, contributing to key service functions including one-stop clinics, results clinics and telephone support lines, running nurse-led clinics, offering expert information and emotional support, delivering holistic assessment and personalised care, ensuring effective MDT communication, leading service development, quality improvement and governance activities whilst demonstrating clinical leadership within the wider nursing team.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
Your Leadership Impact
Leading your Team to Success
Leading Into the Future
Service Improvement for Beginners
Developing your Service Improvement Skills
Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust values and behaviours
Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert level of knowledge of cancer nursing
- Knowledge of strategic issues which influence area of practice at a local, regional and national level
- Knowledge of audit and research processes and its application
- Knowledge of the Clinical Governance agenda and NHS Plan
- Knowledge about the development of the specialist nurse role in a modern NHS
- Understanding of the need for strong commitment to high standards of patient care and the active involvement of users in the development of the service
- Ability to work in a complex environment across the whole speciality.
- Advanced interpersonal/communication skills including self-awareness
- Ability to lead and develop staff/service as part of a team to optimise resources
- Leadership and influencing skills
- Ability to work as team player and independently to maximise service delivery
Desirable
- Expert level of knowledge of breast cancer management and care of those undergoing breast cancer treatments.
- Oncology Nursing experience
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC level 1 registration
- 1st degree
- Specialist qualification in cancer care
- Mentor Qualification
- Advanced communications skills course or willing to undertake
- Clinical Skills qualification or willingness to undertake
- Hold a record of continuous professional and academic development
- Evidence of ability to work at a senior level.
Desirable
- Counselling course or certificate
- Teaching Certificate
- Master's degree or willingness to study to Masters level
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Substantial experience which should be at a senior grade within a cancer setting
- Experience in managing change
- Current teaching experience
- Experience of implementing protocols and guidelines
- Understanding and experience of service improvement
- Experience of working within a busy clinical environment and within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience in supporting and managing cancer patients
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert level of knowledge of cancer nursing
- Knowledge of strategic issues which influence area of practice at a local, regional and national level
- Knowledge of audit and research processes and its application
- Knowledge of the Clinical Governance agenda and NHS Plan
- Knowledge about the development of the specialist nurse role in a modern NHS
- Understanding of the need for strong commitment to high standards of patient care and the active involvement of users in the development of the service
- Ability to work in a complex environment across the whole speciality.
- Advanced interpersonal/communication skills including self-awareness
- Ability to lead and develop staff/service as part of a team to optimise resources
- Leadership and influencing skills
- Ability to work as team player and independently to maximise service delivery
Desirable
- Expert level of knowledge of breast cancer management and care of those undergoing breast cancer treatments.
- Oncology Nursing experience
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC level 1 registration
- 1st degree
- Specialist qualification in cancer care
- Mentor Qualification
- Advanced communications skills course or willing to undertake
- Clinical Skills qualification or willingness to undertake
- Hold a record of continuous professional and academic development
- Evidence of ability to work at a senior level.
Desirable
- Counselling course or certificate
- Teaching Certificate
- Master's degree or willingness to study to Masters level
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Substantial experience which should be at a senior grade within a cancer setting
- Experience in managing change
- Current teaching experience
- Experience of implementing protocols and guidelines
- Understanding and experience of service improvement
- Experience of working within a busy clinical environment and within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience in supporting and managing cancer patients
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).
