Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, innovative, and resilient nurse specialist to take up this exciting new role and join the HPB surgical team within ULHT. This is a new role within ULHT, which we wish to develop, alongside the perfect candidate.
You will have regular engagement with support services, the consultant and nursing teams, cancer navigators, and attend the HPB MDT meeting, to oversee and ensure high quality, efficient and effective service delivery. You will support the outreach clinics at Boston and Lincoln and after training, run your own surveillance clinics, which will be a mixture of face to face and telephone appointments, working the consultant team.
The role involves work in clinics and on the wards, ensuring patients and their carers/relatives have support through the HPB pathway.
The HPB surgical clinical team have a strong vision for the service development in the future, and are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills, and a strong team ethos, to join them on this journey for the next 24 months.
This role is currently funded until March 2025, where we hope to get further funding to make the post substantive. Full training will be offered by HPB colleagues from Nottingham and Kingsmill and CNS teams within ULHT. We are open to full or part time candidates and base site will be Lincoln or Boston, this is to be agreed with candidate.
Main duties of the job
- The post holders will be experienced nurses with a demonstrable track record of leading a team and innovating a service.
- You need to be able to think outside the box and work autonomously as well as be part of a wider, supportive team.
- You will receive comprehensive training in the management of patients HPB disease
- You will be expected to to help transfer the management of these patients from hospital-based care to primary care services utilising a wide skillset which encompasses confident practice and excellent communication.
- In the longer term, you will be encouraged and supported to achieve the qualifications which will equip you to become a nurse consultant and run your own service.
You will have a specialist focus working with patients on their diagnostic journey and those diagnosed with a HPB disease. You will work with radiology, the ULHT Upper GI and Surgical consultants, The HPB and Liver surgeons from Nottingham and the established CNS workforce.
About us
Working for your Organisation
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent experience
- Teaching & assessing qualification
- Recent experience caring for patients with HPB cancer
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Advanced Communication Skills Training or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Registered with the NMC as a specialist practitioner
- A counselling course
Previous Experience
Essential
- Surgical Oncology experience at band 6/7
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
- Experience of delivering education programmes
- Knowledge of clinical effectiveness and audit
- Experience of working in a Surgical / Oncology ward/ clinic settings
Knowledge, skills & aptiutude
Essential
- High knowledge level of surgical treatment options and new developments
- High level of interpersonal skills and management skills
- Team player
- Leadership and change agent skills
- Good time management
- Good networking skills
- Competent in basic computer skills
- Ability to empathise with specific client group
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
Specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to provide a high standard of care with a flexible approach
- Be able to articulate their vision for the development of the HPB services within ULHT.
- Demonstrate awareness of current changes in the NHS
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- BSc (Hons) degree or equivalent experience
- Teaching & assessing qualification
- Recent experience caring for patients with HPB cancer
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Advanced Communication Skills Training or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- Registered with the NMC as a specialist practitioner
- A counselling course
Previous Experience
Essential
- Surgical Oncology experience at band 6/7
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
Desirable
- Experience of delivering education programmes
- Knowledge of clinical effectiveness and audit
- Experience of working in a Surgical / Oncology ward/ clinic settings
Knowledge, skills & aptiutude
Essential
- High knowledge level of surgical treatment options and new developments
- High level of interpersonal skills and management skills
- Team player
- Leadership and change agent skills
- Good time management
- Good networking skills
- Competent in basic computer skills
- Ability to empathise with specific client group
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
Specific requirements
Essential
- Ability to provide a high standard of care with a flexible approach
- Be able to articulate their vision for the development of the HPB services within ULHT.
- Demonstrate awareness of current changes in the NHS
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
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).
