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Job summary

Main area
Oncology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent: Post holder will be expected to work these hours over 4 days
Hours
Part time - 28.5 hours per week
Job ref
361-6982503
Employer
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lister Hospital
Town
Stevenage
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2025 23:59

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East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust logo

Uro-Oncology Specialist Support Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Here at  East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,

Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

 

Job overview

We are recruiting for an Uro-Oncology Specialist Support Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients

If you have experience in either chemotherapy or urology we would love to hear from you. An informal discussion is strongly recommended prior to applying.

Our aim is to deliver personalised care to cancer patients ensuring their care needs are assessed and appropriate support given.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

To support the CNS in developing and managing the relevant cancer nursing service, providing specialist advice and support patients, their families and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

To work as part of the current oncology and palliative care services within the Trust.

To ensure a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating personalised care, towards meeting the varying needs of patients and their carers throughout their treatments and disease process.

Assist in education and training of other health care professionals.

To be responsible for the management of a caseload within a defined client group.

To assist in undertaking research and clinical audit.

 

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

 We run the following hospitals:

•            The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

•            New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

•            Hertford County, Hertford

•            Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.  We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.  Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. 

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered nurse
  • Relevant experience in surgery
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Teaching or mentoring qualification
  • Post registration qualification in specialty or willingness to complete
Desirable criteria
  • Degree
  • Research module

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable expert nursing skills
  • Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
  • Able to accept personal accountability for own practice
  • Experience of formal/informal teaching
  • Understanding of evidence-based practice
  • Understanding and knowledge of specialist field

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
  • Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
  • Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management. Effective interpersonal skills
  • Assertiveness/perceptive
Desirable criteria
  • Counselling skills
  • Leadership skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident employerStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Heather Storey or Gina Creasey
Job title
Uro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Please contact Heather or Gina on [email protected] [email protected] to discuss the role

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