Band 6 Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity to join the Acute Oncology Service at North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust in the heart of the Lake District.

The Acute Oncology Service is an essential interface between acute local services and oncology supporting person centred care through improved communication, timely access to expert advice, improved patient experience, early discharge and admission avoidance.

The team works collaboratively across the Trust and with the Northern Centre For Cancer Care to develop and enhance the service to patients with complications of cancer, side effects of treatment and a malignancy of unknown origin.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work autonomously as well part of the immediate and larger teams participating in the assessment, diagnostic testing and management of acute cancer patients while promoting the acute oncology service. You will give advice, instigate investigations and implement patient care as appropriate to manage the acutely unwell oncology patient.

You will provide essential communication to improve patient experience and quality of care, reducing lengths of stay and where possible averting hospital admissions.

To support the Band 7 in the planning and development of the future service in accordance with the Trust's policies and procedures utilising the most effective resources.

The Acute Oncology Service will provide specialist advice to health professionals across North Cumbria for patients who present with acute symptoms, related to their treatment or cancer andpatients who present as an emergency with a suspected but undiagnosed cancer.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

• Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
• If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

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Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

• youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
• the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: helpline@nacro.org.uk

Unlock Tel: 01634 247350, email advice@unlock.org.uk or complete the online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: �18 + Administration cost of �3.85 = �21.85. Deducted at �6.85 from 1st month salary and �5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: �38 + administration cost of �3.90 = �41.90. Deducted at �11.90 from 1st month salary and �10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

A lease car may be available for this position further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.

27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN, current NMC registration
• 1st Degree
• Post graduate Qualification in cancer care
• Evidence of ongoing CPD in specialist area of practice

Desirable

• Level 2 psychological skills training
• A teaching qualification and the ability to facilitate the learning of others.
• Leadership course
• Advanced communication/counselling skills course

Skills

Essential

• Excellent clinical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent IT skills
• Organisational skills
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care
• Ability to demonstrate leadership of others
• Motivated
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Flexible approach to working patterns
• Ability to attend appropriate training/educational courses
• Ability to travel independently as required
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development of self and others
• Self-motivated
• Approachable
• Empathetic

Desirable

• Good clinical reasoning skills
• Ability to develop reports
• Driving licence

Personal circumstance

Essential

• Flexible approach to working patterns

Other Requirments

Essential

• Ability to attend appropriate training/educational courses
• Able to travel independently as required
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development of self & others
• Self-motivated
• Approachable
• Empathetic

Experience

Essential

• Experience of effectively managing people and resources
• Clinical care, assessment, diagnosis and care planning
• Substantial experience of care delivery
• Experience in leading audits and/or research

Desirable

• Experience in leading audits and/or research
• Chemotherapy administration

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of cancer care delivery
• Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues

Employer details

Employer name

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CIC /Cross site working

Cumberland Infirmary

Carlisle

CA2 7JH

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