Clinical Nurse Specialist - Trust Wide

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust seeks a band 7 specialist nurse to enhance care in the Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary services. The position demands expertise in oncology nursing, patient management, and team training across multiple hospital sites, ensuring high-quality patient care and service innovation.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with minimum 3 years post-registration experience in Oncology.
• Experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct specialist care to cancer patients across multiple NHS sites.
• Act as an expert practitioner and provide advice to non-oncology teams.

Skills

Advanced Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Basic Computer Literacy

Presentation Skills

Organisational Skills

Education

Degree Qualification or working towards a degree

Formal qualification in Cancer/Palliative Care/Chemotherapy/Haematology

Masters degree or Independent Non-Medical Prescriber

Job description

Bart's Health NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic and talented band 7 specialist nurse to join the Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary (AOS/CUP) Service for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

The post will be 1.0 WTE, based across Newham Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital and Royal London Sites in order provide best possible care to patients who present to the Trust with acute complications of their known or suspected cancer or its treatment, ensuring that their care is managed safely and effectively. The post holder will provide training and guidance for A&E, acute on take and general medical teams when they are managing oncology patients.

We are seeking a nurse with excellent up to date specialist oncology knowledge and skills, the right candidate will help deliver high standards of specialist oncology patient care, training for nursing and medical colleagues and develop service innovations in line with NCAG guidance and NHS England Measures for Acute Oncology, Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression and Cancer of Unknown Primary. In addition to specialist oncology skills you will also require accomplished communication skills as you will need to: act as a key worker to oncology patients, liaise with multiple healthcare professionals and provide teaching to members of the MDT about AOS and management of oncological emergencies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as an expert practitioner to provide direct specialist care to cancer patients across Barts Health NHS Trust, and to provide expert advice to non-oncology medical teams.

The aim is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of care provided to patients attending hospital with acute complications of a known or suspected cancer or its treatment and for those who have a malignancy without an identifiable primary site and are being treated andcared for in non-specialist areas within the Trust.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Degree Qualification or working towards a degree
• Formal qualification in: Cancer/Palliative Care/Chemotherapy/Haematology or A&E nursing
• asters degree or willing to undertake Independent Non-Medical Prescriber (or willingness to undertake) Clinical examination skills (or willingness to undertake)

Experience

• Minimum 3 years post registration experience in Oncology
• 4 years continual post registration at RN level 1 on NMC register
• Experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner
• Experience of independently managing a caseload
• Previous experience working with CUP/AOS

Knowledge

• Proven clinical skills & sound knowledge base in cancer
• Knowledge awareness of recent NHS legislation and recommendations in the field of cancer & palliative care
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
• Basic computer skills
• Research and its relevance to clinical practice
• Knowledge of National Cancer patient Experience Survey and ideas of how Barts Health can improve position
• Experience of supporting patients through complex pathways
• Understanding of clinical governance and trust governance procedures
• Awareness of national and local trends and the wider social /political context of cancer/health care provision

Skills

• Advanced Communication Skills and excellent interpersonal skills - verbal and written
• Ability to work alone and under pressure
• Ability to manage complex situations both clinically and in terms of administration
• Presentation Skills (often have to teach and present at MDT)
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to balance clinical work and other aspects the post demands
• Ability to function well within multidisciplinary tea
• Organisational skills
• Basic computer literacy and typing skills
• Ability and confidence to challenge colleagues decision making (when appropriate)
• Ability to self-reflect, carry out tasks of own job and identify what s/he needs to learn to able to do current job better
• Ability to treat everyone with whom they come into contact with dignity and respect
• Ability to provide formal teaching development to staff/colleagues
• Ability to evaluate effectiveness of learning activities and identifies how it could be improved
• Ability to plan, allocate and supervise the work of a team

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.

£54,320 to £60,981 a yearper annum inc *Pay award pending*