The role will have a Trust wide focus and the post holder is expected to play a role in the safe delivery of an effective Head & Neck Cancer service that maximises patient experience and outcomes whilst ensuring the Trust is compliant with key national standards.

• The post holder will act as the keyworker to all suspected and diagnosed Head & Neck cancer patients - and using excellent communications skills, provide holistic patient-centred assessment and care.
• To provide psychological support and care, advice, information for patients and carers/families.
• Have the ability to work autonomously and independently but within a collaborative integrated team.
• Support the development and provision of the Head & Neck cancer nursing service, working as part of the multi-disciplinary team, across the Trust.
• To act as a resource and to advise health and social care personnel on any aspects of patients' therapeutic programmes of care.

Main duties of the job

Head & Neck Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist- Band 7

We are seeking to recruit a knowledgeable and skilled nurse with Head & Neck cancer patient support and care experience to join our existing close knit and friendly team of clinical nurse specialists.

You will need relevant experience in ENT and/or oncology. As a Head & Neck Cancer CNS you will work as part of the Multidisciplinary Team ensuring that patients with urological malignancies receive the highest standard of care and support from the time of referral, diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway.

Working in partnership with our regional centres and specialist cancer providers you will manage these patients across the pathways of care.

You will be instrumental in designing and developing the new Nurse Led Cancer Support Pathways, working with other colleagues to influence and set best clinical practice,

You will acts as a Key Worker for a clinical caseload, working to coordinate care and provide easy access for ongoing support for patients.

The post holder will facilitate and support healthcare teams to implement evidence based practice, and will contribute to the development of the Head & Neck cancer service.

The Head & Neck Cancer CNS also provides cross cover support for the Gynaecology CNS during leave. Transferable skills will be utilised to support gynaecology patients receiving diagnoses in clinics.

About us

Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecologyto over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospitaland St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Careand Surrey Downs Health and Care. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unitand Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A& E)and Maternity services (Obstetrics). With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.

As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George's Hospital and St George's Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Head & Neck Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist role at Epsom and St Helier.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• BSc healthcare related

Desirable

• MSC healthcare related
• Mentorship or equivalent qualification
• Advanced communication skills training
• Level 2 Psychology support skills

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• In depth knowledge of current practice
• Holistic patient assessment
• Professional issues in nursing and healthcare
• Clinial supervision
• Clinical governance
• Research/clinical audit
• Multidisciplinary team leadership
• Teaching staff and patients
• Set and maintain standards/protocols of care
• Development of pathways
• Computer skills

Desirable

• Budgetary awareness
• Quality improvement

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Epsom & St Helier Hospitals

Wrythe Lane

Carshalton

SM5 1AA

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