An exciting opportunity has arisen within the General Surgery department for a motivated and dynamic Band 7 Registered Nurse to set up a new Thyroid Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist service. You will be the patients key worker, providing holistic care and support throughout their surgical and oncological treatment for their Thyroid Cancer as well as their long term follow up. As the patients advocate you will be with the patient from initial diagnosis, responsible for attending MDT meetings and ensuring all investigations are undertaken and reported in a timely manner to ensure gold standard care is delivered throughout treatment.

You will set up and run nurse-led clinics to support patients from diagnosis, during their treatment and post operatively. You will be required to demonstrate your autonomy with complex cases and have the initiative for when appropriate to refer back to consultant care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work with the Consultant Endocrine Surgeon to set up nurse-led clinics and procedure documents to support the evolving service.

The post holder will:

Be the key worker and first point of call for specialist advice, education, and support as a resource for ongoing care needs, alongside other team members.

Provide psychological support to patients and carers along the pathway and signposting to appropriate services for additional needs.

Partake in MDT (Multi-disciplinary team) meetings and acting as patient advocate, ensuring the holistic needs of the patient are considered during discussions.

Review medications and blood results, usually by telephone, and liaising with the medical teams as appropriate.

Provide information and education to patients and other health care professionals.

Participation in professional development is encouraged and training will be available in the role. A post graduate education level is required for the role, so the post holder must have relevant education or be willing to work towards it.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

NMC Registration

Essential

• Evidence of Professional Registration

Clinical Experience

Essential

• Experience of Thyroid/General Surgery

Desirable

• Extensive experience in Endocrine/Thyroid Surgery
• Previous CNS Experience

Education

Essential

• Masters level education being undertaken or willing to undertake

Desirable

• Successful completion or masters and other practitioner level post registration training

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

University Hospital of Wales

Cardiff

CF144XW

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001-NMR291-0724