Children's Oncology/Haematology Nurse Specialist

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking a dedicated Children's Oncology / Haematology CNS for maternity cover. This fixed-term role involves managing a caseload of children with complex needs, providing specialist clinical advice within a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will exhibit confidence, innovative thinking, and team collaboration. Opportunities for professional development are available, emphasizing time-efficient and quality care.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified and registered children's nurse.
• Experience in oncology or haematology nursing preferred.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children with cancer and haematology conditions.
• Provide specialist clinical advice and care.
• Liaise with various healthcare teams for holistic care.

Skills

Collaboration with healthcare professionals

Confidence and innovation

Clinical advice and care

Education

Registered Children's Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide maternity leave cover for a band 6 Children's Oncology / Haematology CNS. This is fixed term/secondment post until 22nd June 2026, for 30 hours per week. The CNS will join an established team dedicated to managing cancer and haematology conditions in children; we are a busy service with a caseload working across North East Essex. You will provide specialist clinical advice and care to children and young people with cancer and haematology conditions.

We are looking for a confident innovative and experienced children's nurse who will be required to work within a multidisciplinary team providing support to acute and community services. You will need to be a good team player and be able to develop collaborative working relationships with other healthcare professionals, services and agencies.

Responsibilities

• To act as a specialised practitioner, with high levels of autonomy, in the prioritisation and management of a caseload of children with cancer/ haematology conditions, intervening appropriately whilst ensuring all interventions are based on evidence based standards of care and best practice guidelines
• Manage own caseload of patients, working within remit of own professional registration, national legislation and working within Trust policies and guidance
• Responsible for initiating appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral when beyond the level of own expertise/knowledge
• Liaising and working with the Primary Treatment Centre, CCNT and palliative care teams in assessing the child and family\'s physical, psychological and social needs, implementing all agreed management plans with the child and family and making appropriate referrals

About ESNEFT and Benefits

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training. Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits. Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT\'s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients\' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what\'s widely regarded as the world\'s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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