Clinical Nurse Specialist | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2025 |
| Location: | Wirral, CH63 4JY |
| Company: | Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7044736/408-24-1292-A |
Summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic senior Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS ) to join the Urology Macmillan Cancer Specialist Nursing Team within the surgical division. You will need to have a background in cancer nursing and be keen to innovate, lead, and improve services .
The post is a permanent Macmillan CNS post and the post holder will ensure highest standards of care for urology patients. The role will work closely with the Trust Personalised Care Lead Nurse focusing on driving the personalised care agenda and service improvements.
• Lead the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care.
• Work with the MDT in leading the implementation of the Recovery Package in line with the National cancer strategy.
• Promote the philosophy of person-centred care, co-creating care with people affected by cancer.
• Use information for National cancer experience survey to influence and improve the service.
• Collate and record quantitative and qualitative data to provide evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality, through audit and research and provide Macmillan with an Annual Report demonstrating the evidence.
• Lead in collating information for Macmillan Service Reviews in order to drive service improvement.
• Ensure compliance with Quality Surveillance Programme measures including annual report and operational policy.
• Actively participate in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and represent nursing views.
• Make sure that people affected by cancer are aware about the full range of resources and services available through Macmillan.
• Actively engage with Macmillan Cancer Support to contribute expertise and experience and support the Macmillan Strategy.
• Lead in the development of patient focussed education, including training to self-manage ongoing consequences of treatment.
• Active involvement in the performance management of cancer targets to ensure patients have prompt access to diagnostics and cancer treatments.
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Clinical Nurse Specialist position available at WUTH.
This advert closes on Thursday 13 Mar 2025
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