Nurse Specialist (XR06)

Integrated Care System; Leeds; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leeds seeks a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Urology/Oncology team. Responsibilities include providing specialist nursing care for patients with penile and germ cell cancers, managing a defined caseload, and supporting patients throughout their treatment journey. Ideal candidates have Band 5 experience and excellent communication skills. Opportunities for professional and personal development are available.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Band 5 Staff Nurse or equivalent post registration experience.
• Understanding of national nursing agenda and frameworks.
• Ability to fulfil Occupational Health requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of patients with germ cell and penile cancers.
• Provide advanced nursing expertise and support to patients and families.
• Participate in professional development and nurse-led initiatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Motivator

Teaching and assessment skills

Conflict management

Education

Registered Nurse (Level 1)

Evidence of continued professional development

Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Job description

Weare pleased to advertise this exciting opportunity for a band 6 clinicalnurse specialist to work 30 hours per week with the Urology/ Oncology team.The post holder will provide advanced, highly specialist nursing care andadvice to patients and their families diagnosed with penile and germ cellcancers.

Weare looking for a motivated, enthusiastic nurse with excellent communicationand interpersonal skills, with the ability to work autonomously and as partof a team. You will require relevant experience at band 5 level.

Thepost holder will actively be involved in the development, implementation, andaudit of patient care.

Thepost offers excellent opportunities for professional and personaldevelopment.

Thepost holder will be responsible to the nurse specialist team leader. You willhave an office base within Lincoln wing, St James, but will be required towork in other departments within St. James.

Main duties of the job

Thepost holder will work with the penile/ germ cell Uro-Oncology CNS team andsupport our service for patients who are having cancer treatments within theLeeds Teaching Hospitals. The successful candidate will be responsible for acase load of patients undergoing various treatments ensuring they areassessed managed and in accordance with local and national standards andguidelines

Withthe appropriate support and training we expect the individual to provideadvice, information and support to patients, carers and staff regardingtreatment and McMillan services. We expect the individual to provide care forpatients in line with Trust and Government strategies and targets. Incollaboration with senior medical and nursing & AHP staff the post holderwill assist in the support of research, audit and quality assurance projects.

About us

Ourvalues are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see thisas a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by ourstaff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

Allour actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionally,the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

Commitment to delivering highquality evidence-based care

Commitment to working in amulti-disciplinary team

Commitment to the specialty area,valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive andcreative working environment

Commitment to own personal andprofessional development and to the development of others within the team.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

TheJobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload.

Youwill be caring for adults with a diagnosis of germ cell and penile cancers.You will work as part of a team to provide support and provide advancednursing expertise, empowering patients and their families to make importantdecisions throughout their cancer journey. You will help deliver a highstandard of care at key points throughout their clinical pathway. You will beexpected to work independently within a team environment. You will need todemonstrate confidence excellent communication skills and demonstrate anability to be highly motivated. You will be expected to participate inprofessional development and nurse led initiatives. The jobholder will ensurecost effective use of resources

Person Specification

Experience

• Current issues in healthcare
• Significant experience working as a Band 5 Staff Nurse or equivalent post registration experience of which there has been substantial experience gained within the relevant specialty area, during which
• Audit & Standard setting
• Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda
• Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks (if appropriate)

Skills and Behaviours

• Capable of lateral thinking
• Teaching and assessment skills
• Organisational skills
• Understanding of research-based practice research conscious
• Team player
• Conflict management
• Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control
• Ability to act professionally at all times
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Motivator

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Level 1)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

Other Criteria

• Motivator
• Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy

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.