Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Bangor; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

BCUHB North Wales is seeking a senior nurse to join the Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse team as a Band 6 post covering maternity for 12 months. You will provide patient-centred care within the Lung Cancer Service and work as part of the MDT to deliver high quality care across North Wales.

The role requires clinical leadership, effective communication, and the ability to work across different care settings, with data collection for audits and education of staff.

Qualifications

• 1st Level Registered Nurse with current registration
• Post graduate level specialist course in Respiratory or Oncology
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate leadership skills and experience
• Experience in oncology
• Experience in community setting
• Ability to undertake audit and evidence-based practice
• Fluency in Welsh is desirable

Responsibilities

• Work as a core team member within the Lung Cancer MDT to provide specialist nursing care
• Act as the named specialist nurse / key worker for patients with lung cancer across diagnostic, treatment, survivorship and palliative care
• Provide care across North Wales and cover cross-site rotations as required
• Collate and record data for audits and quality improvement and contribute to education of staff
• Promote person-centred care and maintain supportive relationships with patients and families

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Autonomous working

Communication skills

Audit & research

Influence & change

Research experience

ECDL / IT literacy

Education

Registered Nurse (1st Level)

Degree or equivalent portfolio

Postgraduate Respiratory/Oncology

Job description

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.

We have an exciting development opportunity for an experienced senior nurse to join us as a Band 6 Lung Cancer Specialist Nurse to cover Maternity for 12 months.

If you are a compassionate and dedicated to deliver patient centred care within the Lung Cancer Service this is the job for you.

You will be an exceptional individual with a passion to deliver high quality care through strong compassionate skills to enable a first class service to the population of North Wales.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is to work as a core team member, within the specialist Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) within BCUHB. Acting as the named specialist nurse / key worker for patients diagnosed with lung cancer / pleural malignancy, across diagnostic, treatment, survivorship, and where necessary, progressive disease and palliative / end of life care, in order to ensure provision of safe, high quality care, across North Wales, in line with national standards for lung cancer services.

The post holder will promote the philosophy, and work to embed the principles, of person-centred care, establishing and maintaining a supportive relationship for people affected by lung cancer and pleural malignancy.

The post holder will work in all care settings and locations necessary to deliver the service, and provide cross cover across North Wales as required.

The post holder will collate and record quantitative and qualitative data that provides evidence of productivity and quality, through involvement in audit including providing education and training to other people involved in patient care.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Qualifications

• 1st Level Registered Nurse
• Relevant Degree or equivalent portfolio of evidence
• Post Graduate level Specialist course in Respiratory or Oncology

Experience

• Post registration experience, relevant to speciality
• Broad range of clinical experience of speciality or related area
• Experience of working effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate leadership skills and experience
• Experience in oncology
• Experience in community setting
• Teaching skills and experience

Skills

• Have the ability to independently make clinical decisions.
• Able to manage work autonomously.
• Possess effective communication skills.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of audit and research and its application to / uses in practice.
• Able to influence and overcome resistance through application of specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
• Experience of undertaking research / audit
• Possess or be working to European Computer Driving License

Knowledge

• Advances and current issues in cancer care
• The research process.
• Health and Safety
• The needs of the patient and their family
• The Scope of Professional Practice / Code of Conduct.
• Standards of care
• Understanding of change in the NHS
• Health Care Policy and reform relevant to cancer care

Personal Qualities

• Enthusiastic, motivated and approachable.
• Willingness to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service.
• Ability to motivate and lead others.
• Strength of character and confidence to manage opposition and overcome obstacles in a positive and non threatening manner.
• Assertiveness, self awareness and resilience.

Other relevant requirements

• Ability to make own transport arrangements for home visits / travel between sites
• Fluency in the Welsh Language

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.

£40,559 to £48,841 a yearper annum pro rata