Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 356-26-7832614
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Castle Hill Hospital
- Town
- Cottingham
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Head and Neck Cancers
Band 6
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic registered nurse to join our Head and Neck service providing holistic nursing care for this high acuity service. People with head and neck cancer face complex and unique cancer pathways and this role is integral in ensuring a high quality service is received and patient experience is enhanced.
The team are a forward thinking and innovative tea that work across a group structure to provide a seamless service.
Main duties of the job
Please see the main job description for the main duties of this role.
Please note that the post is based in CHH but we aim to provide a Hub and Spoke service to the hospitals in the HHP.
We are a tertiary service for H&N and provide clinical treatments for patients in the ICB footprint
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
Person specification
knowldge
Essential criteria
- RGN with relevant experience in oncology or surgical speciality
- Relevant post graduate education in oncology nursing.
- Communication skills training
- Evidence of recent CPD
Desirable criteria
- teaching expereince
- Degree
Knowledge skills and training
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge of H&N malignancies and their complications
- Experience of multi-professional working.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of cancer work in a variety of settings
- Understanding of MDT working.
attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexible and reliable
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- Professionalism at all times
- Leadership qualities
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Car driver
Desirable criteria
- able to suggest service improvements
Communication
Essential criteria
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- Good communication - verbal/written
- works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Facilitate learning of others.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Cutts, Tina cousins and Debbie Tindall
- Job title
- H&N CNS team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 467085
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