You will use your highly specialist knowledge to lead on the safe care of patients receiving enteral tube feeding. You will lead and promote excellent nursing practice with regard to nutrition and cancer patients. You will use your professional and clinical skills to act as a resource and advocate for patients receiving nutrition support.

You will support the co-ordination of nutritional care during the patient's cancer treatment at CCC.

You will play a key role as part of the wider MDT in the development and co-ordination of nutrition services with the aim of optimizing patient care.

Main duties of the job

Leading on development and management of Nutrition Nurse service at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

You will working alongside the Associate Clinical Nutrition Nurse Specialist to deliver support/clinical care to Clatterbridge Patients requiring Enteral Feeding during their treatment.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

Kind Empowered Responsible Inclusiv e

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Degree in healthcare related subject or relevant experience
• Evidence of Masters level learning.
• Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant specialist subject.
• Advanced Communications Skills training or prepared to work towards.
• Recognised Leadership qualification

Desirable

• Psychological skills training- Level 2 Advanced
• MSc Clinical Examination and Diagnostics
• Msc Research qualification
• Member of NNG
• Non-Medical Prescribing
• Level 7 Qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant clinical subject

Knowledge and Expertise:

Essential

• In depth understanding of evidence based practice and ability to critically appraise and implement research findings into practice.
• Extensive knowledge of national standards and policies within specialist field.
• Extensive knowledge of national standards and policies within specialist field.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK.

Experience:

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience, at Band 6 or above, in cancer, palliative care or the specialty
• experience of teaching
• In-depth specialist experience.
• Leadership and management experience.
• Experience of caring for patients receiving enteral nutrition.
• Experience of multi-professional working.
• Evidence of advanced communications skills.
• Ability to lead and influence change

Desirable

• HNA training and undertaking eHNA
• Experience of writing policies and procedures.
• Experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist
• Experience of audit and research
• Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and it's role across the UK.

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

65 Pembroke Place

Liverpool

L7 8YA

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