Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AFC: Band 6
- Contract
- Bank: 0 months (Various Hours)
- Hours
- Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Various Hours)
- Job ref
- 470-25-BANK-CNS
- Employer
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Marys IOW
- Town
- Newport
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AFC: Band 6
Job overview
The post holder will be a supportive core member of the Cancer Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs), a member of the Cancer Nursing Team and aid in the development of nursing practice in these specialist areas, working across the healthcare teams including diagnostic services.
Main duties of the job
They will act as a supportive key worker for patients with cancer, their families and carers on the IOW, and will co-ordinate Island Patients Care throughout their cancer pathway in conjunction with the key worker.
Working for our organisation
We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There are four main areas of responsibility, Clinical, Educational, Professional and Research.
The post holder will undertake the responsibility of the senior clinical nurse specialist in her absence. This includes:-
- The post-holder will provide a comprehensive quality service for the management of patients who come for assessment including screening, with cancer and their carers/family at primary diagnosis and metastatic diagnosis. Making contact with patients to provide practical, psychological and emotional support.
- To provide expert communication with patients in ways which empower them to make informed choices about their health and healthcare, providing practical information on all aspects of treatment.
- To work in collaboration with the lead clinician and the Multidisciplinary Team on the Isle of Wight and Mainland, to provide a high quality co-ordinated service between all disciplines. Encompassing a multi-disciplinary approach to care.
- To act as a resource in providing evidence based advice and information to promote the health and well-being of patients with cancer, and offer clinical expertise in treatments/therapies for patients. In order to optimise positive health outcomes and quality of life.
- To provide professional innovation within the specialty, and contribute to the development of cancer services throughout the Trust as a core member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
- To provide clinical nursing leadership and act as a specialist resource for nurses, doctors and others in the acute trust and community services within the specialty.
- Take part in the development and implementation of clinical audit and research projects in specialist areas, ensuring that the findings are disseminated and good practice is shared across the trust and beyond, in accordance with Trust governance and clinical guidelines.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with live NMC registration
- Cancer care/ training/knowledge.
- Formal qualification or through relevant cancer or counselling experience
- To be in the process of completing a degree or already hold a relevant degree.
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
- Temporary Staffing
- Job title
- Temporary Staffing
- Email address
- [email protected]
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