We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join the Paediatric Nursing team here at Cambridge University Hospital (CUH) as a Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS).

You will be part of an established CNS team who provide specialist support, education, teaching and advice to patients, families and staff, both within the Primary Treatment Centre (PTC) here at CUH and throughout the East of England, including shared care hospitals. This role will also be part of a service that has recently expanded in the delivery of a Bone Marrow Transplantation Service for Paediatrics.

Your role will act as a key worker, ensuring smooth co-ordination of the child's cancer journey throughout the whole treatment trajectory and beyond. Your involvement with the child and all members of the team involved in the care pathway, will start at diagnosis and continue throughout the treatment period into follow up or transfer to other professional care teams if required.

CUH is the PTC for children and young people with a diagnosis of cancer, and is supported by dedicated Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units as well as a critical care transport team. This role will support Children's Services as we move into the future here at CUH with the development of Cambridge Children's Hospital.

Applicants are encouraged to make contact for further information regarding this role.

Main duties of the job

You need to have extensive knowledge and experience of working within the field of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology and the ability to understand and interpret protocols required for the child's treatment is essential.

Furthermore, you must be able to work independently and manage a defined caseload. Excellent communication skills are essential, as you will need to be able to work collaboratively with many members of the multidisciplinary team.

About us

Come Nurse with us...

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

Our values and reputation for outstanding care

Opportunities to experience a range of specialities

Career and development opportunities

Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team

Research experience and opportunities

Lovely location and quality of life

Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Closing date is midnight on the 29th of September.

Interviews are due to be held on the 7th of October.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered RSCN/ RN Child
• First Degree (or equivalent level) in nursing or health-related subject
• Qualification in Paediatric Oncology
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Evidence of on-going CPD
• Advanced safeguarding training

Desirable

• Post-graduate Diploma/Degree/Masters
• GCP training
• Advanced communication skills

Experience

Essential

• Working with acute and chronically ill children and young people with a cancer diagnosis
• Evidence of having worked collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate a commitment to teaching colleagues / students and involvement in mentorship
• Experience in developing cross organisational relationships
• Experience of research and audit

Desirable

• Evidence of publications in nursing journals
• Experience working in an outpatient setting

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate an understanding of the integral nature of research in Paediatric Oncology
• Demonstrate an understanding of how Paediatric Oncology research is set up nationally

Desirable

• Experience in developing patient information

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written communication skills
• Skills of diplomacy and negotiation
• Well-developed organisational and planning ability, able to prioritise and delegate
• Maintain a flexible attitude to change
• Demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team and build good relationships

Desirable

• Experience of managing a caseload
• Experience of managing conflict
• Phlebotomy skills

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all time towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust vales of safe, kind and excellent
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people at all levels within the organisation and external agencies
• Committed to providing a high standard of clinical care
• To work flexibly as the role demands
• Car driver/clean full UK Driving Licence

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

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