We are recruiting for a Acute Oncology Nurse Specialist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

n addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of basic salary,subject to a minimum payment of �4,314 and a maximum payment of �5,436

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC) is a renowned Tertiary Hospital at the forefront of Cancer Care in the UK, with exciting plans for the future.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurse with Oncology/Haematology/Chemotherapy/Palliative experience, to join our dynamic and expanding Acute Oncology Service (AOS) Nursing Team as a Specialist Nurse, to deliver responsive, high quality, patient centred care. This post will enable the current team to develop the AOS at MVCC, by supporting the AOS Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) team in providing advice and support to patients who experience acute symptoms of their cancer and/or treatment holding the 24-hr/7-day week telephone triage during day time shift and a being part of the 5-day week face-to-face AOS Assessment Unit working collaboratively with the advanced clinical practitioners (ACP) and the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure efficient patient pathways, positive patient experience and safe discharge.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse to develop their skills and knowledge of AOS within a supportive and positive learning environment.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

Support the AOS Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) team in providing advice and support to patients who experience acute symptoms of their cancer and/or treatment.

Hold the 24-hr/7-day week telephone triage during day time shift and a being part of the 5-day week face-to-face AOS Assessment Unit.

Work collaboratively with the advanced clinical practitioners (ACP) and the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to ensure efficient patient pathways, positive patient experience and safe discharge, as well prioritise admissions to inpatient ward according to admission criteria.

To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover for any area specified acting as professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Other requirements

Essential

• Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Ability to travel to other locations as required
• oAbility to cover shift pattern including weekends and Bank Holidays (not including nights)

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of Oncology conditions and acute oncological emergencies
• Up to date knowledge of professional practice issues

Desirable

• Relevant knowledge of local and national audits and the ability to implement recommendations
• Ability to problem solve, evaluate risk and manage complex situations
• Experience of understanding and contributing to clinical governance policy

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN

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