Oncology Nurse Practitioner for Spinal Care

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in the UK seeks a Macmillan funded Spinal Nurse Practitioner. This role involves developing expert care for patients with spinal needs, providing education to the multidisciplinary team, and working collaboratively to enhance patient management. The ideal candidate is an enthusiastic clinical nurse with cancer experience and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic clinical nurse with cancer experience required.
• Experience in improving management of spinal care patients.
• Strong collaborative skills with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Develop expert care for patients with spinal care needs.
• Provide education and training to the multidisciplinary team.
• Develop links with community services for consistent patient care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to develop relationships

Leadership in patient care

Job description

Applications are invited from enthusiastic and highly motivated clinical nurses to join our team as a Macmillan funded Spinal Nurse Practitioner.

This new role offers the postholder the opportunity to develop the care of patients with spinal care needs through expert clinical leadership, as well as the provision of education and training to the Multidisciplinary team.

We are keen to hear from enthusiastic cancer clinical nurse specialists who are interested in improving the management of patients with specific spinal care requirements, such as Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression.

We are looking for a highly motivated nurse with cancer experience who will lead the development of expert care for patients with spinal care needs. Skills and qualities required for this post include:

• Excellent communication skills with both patients and staff.
• The ability to develop strong relationships with all elements of our Multidisciplinary Team, including Medics, Nurses, Physiotherapists, and Occupational Therapists. You will also work as part of a wider network of spinal care experts across the Trust.
• Developing links with community services to ensure consistency in service delivery for our patients.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, across the UK, and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We operate across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (including the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
• Eastman Dental Hospital
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, specializing in women's health, cancer, infections, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral diseases. Our world-class support services include critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.