Lead Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gyn/Oncology
| Posting date: | 08 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,698 - £65,095 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, WC1E 6BD |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6208004/309-UCLH-4197 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinical nurse specialist nurse to join our gynae oncology team at UCH. This is a great chance for someone who is looking to develop in their career in leadership and clinical expertise, whilst also remaining ‘hands on’.
You would be a motivated individual with a passion for Women’s Health. You would have significant experience in all aspects of gynae oncology. You will be expected lead the CNS team and strive to look for chances to improve the care of our patients and welcome opportunities to do so. You would have the courage to challenge others if you felt that they were not upholding the Trust Values.
We are a small team of motivated and friendly nurses working closely alongside a medical team who lead on Women’s Health research both nationally and internationally. We see a variety of patients in a busy outpatient setting and work closely with the inpatient ward nursing team.
There will be chances to develop leadership skills through in-house training within this post.
The successful candidate for this post must be a team player, but also able to work under their own initiative. They will require excellent communication, people skills and the ability to take lead in a busy environment.
If you are seeking a new challenge in your career this could be the post for you!
The role of the Lead CNS is to line manage the nursing team and to ensure the daily running of the service. Maintaining high standards of clinical care at all times.
The role would include:
• Supervision of a team of nurses an support workers
• Co-ordination of the clinics to the smooth running of clinics
• Providing leadership and management to nursing team
• Ensuring safe, kind and compassionate care for our patients
• Maintaining safe staffing levels
• Dealing with patient queries arising throughout the day in the department and liaising with medical teams and ensure appropriate escalation
• Run and support nurse-led outpatient clinics
• Providing a high level of clinical support in outpatient and inpatient settings
• Demonstrating good communication skills with colleagues, patients and their carers
• Being open to change in the department and learning new skills as needed
• Demonstrating teamwork by being flexible and building good working relationships with colleagues
• Providing education and support to nursing team
• Responsible for the safe administration and custody of medications
• Challenging those who are not meeting the standards of the Trust or following local policies
• Supporting research within the department
A more exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities that come with the role can be found on the job description.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Apr 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinical nurse specialist nurse to join our gynae oncology team at UCH. This is a great chance for someone who is looking to develop in their career in leadership and clinical expertise, whilst also remaining ‘hands on’.
You would be a motivated individual with a passion for Women’s Health. You would have significant experience in all aspects of gynae oncology. You will be expected lead the CNS team and strive to look for chances to improve the care of our patients and welcome opportunities to do so. You would have the courage to challenge others if you felt that they were not upholding the Trust Values.
We are a small team of motivated and friendly nurses working closely alongside a medical team who lead on Women’s Health research both nationally and internationally. We see a variety of patients in a busy outpatient setting and work closely with the inpatient ward nursing team.
There will be chances to develop leadership skills through in-house training within this post.
The successful candidate for this post must be a team player, but also able to work under their own initiative. They will require excellent communication, people skills and the ability to take lead in a busy environment.
If you are seeking a new challenge in your career this could be the post for you!
The role of the Lead CNS is to line manage the nursing team and to ensure the daily running of the service. Maintaining high standards of clinical care at all times.
The role would include:
• Supervision of a team of nurses an support workers
• Co-ordination of the clinics to the smooth running of clinics
• Providing leadership and management to nursing team
• Ensuring safe, kind and compassionate care for our patients
• Maintaining safe staffing levels
• Dealing with patient queries arising throughout the day in the department and liaising with medical teams and ensure appropriate escalation
• Run and support nurse-led outpatient clinics
• Providing a high level of clinical support in outpatient and inpatient settings
• Demonstrating good communication skills with colleagues, patients and their carers
• Being open to change in the department and learning new skills as needed
• Demonstrating teamwork by being flexible and building good working relationships with colleagues
• Providing education and support to nursing team
• Responsible for the safe administration and custody of medications
• Challenging those who are not meeting the standards of the Trust or following local policies
• Supporting research within the department
A more exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities that come with the role can be found on the job description.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Apr 2024
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