Macmillan Bladder Cancer Cns | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £42,471 - £57,802 pa inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, W6 8RF |
| Company: | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6219078/290-SCCS-1368 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated band 7 Bladder Cancer CNS, a band 6 developmental role would also be considered, to join our dynamic and friendly Uro-Oncology Clinical nurse specialist team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, based on the Charing Cross site. This is a fixed term post for 12 months
ICHT is a urological cancer centre, providing diagnostics as well as state of the art treatments. We are looking for a dynamic experienced nurse with good communication skills who has an interest in developing in the role of the CNS. You need to be able to prioritise your workload and assist us in meeting NHS Cancer waiting times and RMP Alliance targets whilst maintaining the patient experience and supporting them and their families through living with and beyond cancer programs.
You must be an experienced urology nurse, having had the experience of looking after patients with urological cancers as well as proven excellent time management and communication skills.
All enquiries are very welcome and informal visits to the department or email enquiries prior to application/interview are highly recommended in order to prepare you to do your best at interview
• Provide specialist nursing advice, care and support to patients with Bladder cancer and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers, both inpatients and outpatients in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and in line with local and national targets.
• At all times, ensure that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery. Where appropriate acting as ‘associate key worker’.
• Work to improve the patient experience throughout the patient journey.
• Deputise for their line manager in designated tasks relevant to the development of role/clinical specialty.
• Act as professional role model, to support senior CNSs, providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research as designated.
• To work with senior members of the team and contribute to best working practice of the clinical nurse specialist role in accordance with local and national policy and ensure the needs of patients and their families are central to service improvement initiatives.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community.
Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We welcome discussions about flexible working and encourage a range of flexible working opportunities wherever we can.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Apr 2024