We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to work within the Gynae Oncology team working alongside the multi professional clinical and medical team, Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Macmillan Cancer Care Co ordinator, Cancer Navigator and Gynae Oncology Matron/ACP, to deliver a supportive nursing service for patients and their families undergoing treatment and/or investigations for cancer conditions across all sites at MFT.The successful candidate will play a key role within the Advanced Nursing Team, providing individualised care to our patients and their families/carers through Inpatient and Outpatient Care, Holistic Needs Assessments and Stratified Follow-Up. The post holder will work with colleagues and the Gynae Oncology Matron to deliver a supportive nursing service for patients and their families undergoing treatment and investigations for cancer conditions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a specialist nursing service offering holistic patient centred care to women who are being investigated with a high risk of malignancy, being treated & living beyond cancer. As a clinical nurse specialist the post holder will provide a high quality nursing service to patients and their families with gynaecological cancers. They will support & mentor junior colleagues within the Macmillan team providing skills & knowledge in the effective management of patients. They will act as a clinical expert & professional resource within the multi professional team, patients & carers for the Gynae Oncology service. The post-holder will lead on education and training to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals with support from the Gynae Oncology Matron & other senior Clinical Nurse Specialists.

The post holder will support the Matron to ensure successful implementation of initiatives to improve NHS cancer services including implementation of PIFU & PSFU, and that all patients are offered holistic needs assessments, personalised care plans & treatment summaries. We are a Managed clinical service providing a service across the whole of MFT therefore will be expected to work cross site as required. At present the post holder will not be expected to work weekends.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity MattersMFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of experience and completion of all band 6 competencies within relevant speciality
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Specialist clinical skills and experience within specialist area

Desirable

• Experience of nurse-led care / clinics in own practice
• Experience of team leadership role

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
• Evidence of post graduate courses/experiencial learning in Gynae, Oncology or palliative care

Desirable

• MSc or working towards in relevant nursing
• Higher Education Institution approved course in supporting learners in practice

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Road Campus

Hathersage rd

Manchester

M13 9WL

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