Children's Oncology/Haematology Nurse Specialist | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Colchester is seeking a Children's Oncology / Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist to cover maternity leave. This role involves providing specialist clinical care to children with cancer, managing a caseload, and working in a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should be confident, innovative, and possess relevant nursing qualifications. Flexible working options and generous benefits are offered.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Must be a confident and innovative children's nurse.
• High levels of autonomy in managing a caseload.
• Experience in liaising with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical advice and care to children with cancer and haematology conditions.
• Manage own caseload of patients in accordance with professional registration.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to implement management plans.

Skills

Clinical expertise in children's oncology

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Strong communication skills

Experience in patient management

Education

Registered Nurse (adult/child)

Specialist training in oncology/haematology

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide maternity leave cover for a band 6 Children's Oncology / Haematology CNS. This is a fixed term/secondment post until 22 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

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.

Rewards and Development

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 offers a variety of services.

Philosophy and Digital Transformation

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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