Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Band 6 Support Nurse to work within our Lung Cancer Specialist Nursing team. You will have excellent communication skills, resilience, effective time management skills and the ability to work with various members of the wider Multi-Disciplinary team along the Lung cancer Pathway.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for supportingand working with the Clinical Nurse Specialistsand the wider Multi-disciplinary health care team. To effectively manage a caseload of patients along the Lung Cancer Pathway.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of high quality, patient focused care. The role will involve assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes. Finally, the role requires the post holder to provide specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff.

About us

Come Nurse with us...

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

A welcome subsidy of �1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers taking up substantive employment with the Trust.

Closing date is midnight on 31 May 2023

Interviews are due to be held on 14 June 2023

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered nurse. oPost registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete oEvidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• oDegree oTeaching or mentoring qualification oAdvanced Communications course

Experience

Essential

• oRelevant Oncology experience

Desirable

• oOutpatient working experience oPalliative care experience oExperience of formal/informal teaching

Knowledge

Essential

• oBand 6 support role knowledge oKnowledge of cancer pathway oKnowledge of lung cancer treatment modalities

Desirable

• oUnderstanding of evidence based practice oUnderstanding of Clinical Governance oPalliative care

Skills

Essential

• oGood verbal and written communication skills

Additional Requirements

Essential

• oThe ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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