Band 6 Head & Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Grassmoor; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a part-time Band 6 Head & Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide specialist care, support and care coordination for cancer patients with complex needs. The post-holder will work within the CNS team to deliver patient-centred services across the head and neck and thyroid oncology spectrum, including wound care and altered airway management.

You will participate in oncology clinics and MDTs, offer education and emotional support to

Qualifikationen

• Registered nurse with expertise in head and neck cancer care.
• Experience in care coordination for cancer patients.
• Knowledge of wound care and altered airway management.

Aufgaben

• Provide specialist care, support and coordination for patients with cancer and complex needs.
• Participate in MDTs, oncology clinics, and local/regional cancer services.
• Deliver patient education and emotional support; signpost to services.
• Support service development and quality improvement initiatives.

Kenntnisse

Head & Neck Cancer

Care coordination

Wound care

Airway management

Ausbildung

Registered Nurse

Jobbeschreibung

The post holder will act as a key worker throughout the patient and people affected by cancer's cancer journey, and beyond, ensuring that patient's and their families receive timely, personalised and compassionate care. The CNS will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, coordinating investigations, treatment plans and MDT outcomes across local and regional cancer services, whilst supporting service development, governance, and quality improvements.

Deliver expert, patient-centred care to individuals with head and neck cancer and related conditions. Act as patient advocate. Support patients and families throughout their treatment journey, providing education, clinical guidance, and emotional support. Signpost to other services when appropriate. Work collaboratively within the CNS team, Dietitians, Speech and Language Therapists, Surgeons, Oncologists, Clinic staff, ward staff, the wider MDT to ensure seamless and coordinated care. Participate in oncology clinics, multidisciplinary meetings, Maxillofacial wound care clinics, HNA clinics. Contribute to service development initiatives, and quality improvements projects. Identification of specific care needs of the patients with Head, Neck, and Thyroid cancer, delivering information at appropriate points in the patient's pathway. There is some cross over with the skin cancer team and the maxillofacial teams resulting in shared care with a small cohort of skin cancer patients and their
wound care.

At Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we are committed to bringing our people, communities, and partners together to provide patient care we can all be proud of. Our values of Compassion, Ambition, Respect, and Encouragement guide everything we do. The post holder will work within a supportive and inclusive environment, where teamwork is paramount and where your contributions are valued. We are a small team with a lot of passion, and we are looking forward to working with our new addition to the team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, compassionate, and motivated Registered Nurse to join our team as a part-time Band 6 Head & Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist providing specialist care, support and care coordination for patients with cancer and complex needs. This role offers the chance to develop expertise in head and neck, and thyroid oncology, specialist wound care and altered airway management support. This will be whilst working alongside an experienced, supportive, and highly motivated CNS team.