Retinoblastoma Clinical Nurse Specialist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 21 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum inc |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 20 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, E1 1FR |
| Cwmni: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7363476/259-7363476RLH |
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A unique opportunity has become available for a band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Retinoblastoma service, within one of the two UK specialist services, based at The Royal London Hospital. The postholder will work as part of the multidisciplinary oncology and ophthalmology team that provides excellent highly specialised cancer care to patients and their families from diagnosis to remission and beyond.
The postholder will be a keyworker for children with retinoblastoma, coordinating their treatment and holistic care provision across all treating hospitals to ensure a seamless and effective cancer care journey.
They will act as an expert resource for trust colleagues and other health care professionals. They will participate in educational activities and the teaching and development of other health care professionals, junior doctors, visiting clinicians, undergraduates and school staff.
There are significant opportunities to develop within the role, gaining experience in extended roles and a being involved in audit and research.
Your primary base will be The Royal London Hospital but the postholder will also be working at Great Ormond Street Hospital as the retinoblastoma service is across two sites (and Trusts).
For further information or to visit the department please contact Christine Headley (Senior nurse)Christine.headley4@nhs.netor Maxine Fraser (Retinoblastoma CNS) Maxine.fraser1@nhs.net
The London Retinoblastoma service is one of 2 national treatment centresin the UK. We are a primary treatment centre for the diagnosis and treatment of Retinoblastoma. Treatment is provided across sites at The Royal London and Great Ormond Street Hospital.
2. The post holder will be the identified key worker for the Retinoblastoma patient caseload, from external referring centres.
3. The post holder will facilitate and/or coordinate therapeutic treatment and care. They will ensure the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.
4. The post holder will provide effective clinical nursing leadership and will have specialist expert knowledge that will play a critical role in the Retinoblastoma service.
5. To act as an expert resource in the care of patients and to colleagues within The Royal London and Great Ormond Street Hospital centres with the multidisciplinary teamto provide comprehensive patient focused service.
6. To take part in developing the nursing workforce, including training & teaching in relation to Retinoblastoma treatment.
7. To participate in clinical audits, quality and risk management initiatives to ensure clinical excellence.
9. To represent the clinical specialty and Trust at internal and external meetings. This is undertaken in keeping with Improving Outcomes in Children and Young People with Cancer, Service Organisation (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, August 2005).
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
This advert closes on Monday 4 Aug 2025