Acute Oncology Nurse Specialist

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust seeks an Acute Oncology Nurse Specialist to support the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre’s AOS team and ensure smooth patient pathways. The post involves telephone triage, MDT collaboration, and ward admissions prioritisation.

The role offers a chance to develop expertise in acute oncology within a supportive learning environment, aligned to trust values Include, Respect, Improve.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with oncology-related qualification and current registration.
• Degree in Cancer or Palliative Care or equivalent training.
• Completion of SACT competency training and ILS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the AOS CNS team and patients with acute cancer symptoms.
• Undertake 24-hr/7-day telephone triage during daytime shifts.
• Be part of the 5-day week AOS Assessment Unit and MDT pathway.
• Act as role model, provide teaching, and cover MVCC areas as required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Education

Registered Nurse Oncology qualification

Degree in Cancer / Palliative Care

Completion of SACT competency training

ILS

Job description

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Our mission is:

Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:

To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

• Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
• Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
• Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Acute Oncology Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Nurse Specialist to join our dynamic and expanding Acute Oncology Service (AOS) Nursing Team.

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC) is a renowned Tertiary Hospital at the forefront of Cancer Care in the UK, with exciting plans for the future.

This post will enable the current team to develop the AOS at MVCC, by supporting the AOS Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) team in providing advice and support to patients who experience acute symptoms of their cancer and/or treatment.

They will be working collaboratively with the advanced clinical practitioners (ACP) and the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure efficient patient pathways, positive patient experience and safe discharge.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse to develop their skills and knowledge of AOS within a supportive and positive learning environment.

In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum pro rata.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The Nurse Specialist will provide support to the AOS Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) team in providing advice and support to patients who experience acute symptoms of their cancer and/or treatment.

You will hold the 24-hr/7-day week telephone triage during day time shift and a being part of the 5-day week face-to-face AOS Assessment Unit.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the advanced clinical practitioners (ACP) and the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure efficient patient pathways, positive patient experience and safe discharge, as well prioritise admissions to inpatient ward according to admission criteria.

You will also be required to be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any MVCC area specified, acting as professional role model, providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification from the application pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse Oncology related qualification
• Degree in Cancer / Palliative Care
• Completion of SACT competency training
• ILS

Desirable criteria

• Advanced physical assessment / non-medical prescribing
• ALS
• Recognised leadership qualification

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Previous ExperiencePrevious nursing experience with of Oncology / Hematology / Chemotherapy / Palliative clinical experience, and be willing to undertake additional training
• Experience of administrating cytotoxic agents within Oncology setting

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of presentation skills and experience of public speaking at local / national levels
• Experience of audit and research process
• Evidence of service improvements and research
• Evidence of leadership / management experience

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills
• Interpersonal, written and verbal
• Professional and pro-active attitude, including the ability to problem solve utilizing resources available
• Self-motivated and ability to motivate others