Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist And Project Lead

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Retford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Clinical Nurse Specialist to enhance the care of breast cancer patients. This role involves utilizing advanced skills and knowledge to provide exceptional clinical care, ensuring patient safety and quality of life. The successful candidate will work closely with community and primary care services to ensure seamless support for patients. This position is ideal for someone passionate about making a difference in patient care and looking to grow within a supportive and inclusive environment. Join a team committed to diversity and excellence in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in clinical management and service development.
• Post registration education in a relevant specialty is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical care for breast cancer patients on the 62 day pathway.
• Support professionals to optimize the breast unit 62 day pathway.

Skills

Clinical Nurse Specialist Experience

Management Skills

IT Systems Proficiency

Mentoring or Teaching

Service Development

Education

First Level Registered Nurse

Degree in Healthcare Related Subject

Post Registration Education

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• Use best evidence, advanced specialist skills, knowledge and expertise to provide expert clinical care for breast cancer patients on the 62 day pathway.
• Integrate into the existing clinical structure and to support other professionals how to optimise the breast unit 62 day pathway. Provide a holistic and advanced assessment of breast patients with cancer to maximise their health and independence, ensure their safety and maintain/improve their quality of life
• Have a thorough understanding of the various breast oncology pathways and use it to evaluate the aims of the project.
• Establish and maintain close links with community services, primary care and social care to ensure continuity of care and maximise the level of support for breast patients with cancer.

Person specification

Attainments

Essential criteria

• First level registered Nurse
• Post registration education in a relevant speciality
• Degree/higher degree or working towards this in a healthcare related subject
• Recognised mentoring or teaching qualification or relevant experience
• Experience in a senior management role band 7 (or equivalent) and above and current experience in a senior clinically relevant role
• Clinical Nurse specialist experience
• Experience of continuing education and professional development
• Experience in clinical management
• Evidence of involvement in service development projects
• Experience in recruitment, selection and retention of staff
• Experience of clinical governance issue such as investigation incidents/complaints
• Evidence of organising and delivering education for multi professional staff
• Evidence of change management

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of performance management and effective staff management including appraisals, HR issues, sickness, grievance and disciplinary management /investigation
• Experience of disseminating work through presentation or publication
• Experience of budgetary management

Special aptitudes and disposition

Essential criteria

• Experience of working with IT systems
• Motivated with commitment to personal and professional development

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 683.2KB)
• Job Features Form (PDF, 136.6KB)
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)