Job summary
- Main area
- Band 6 Associate Cancer CNS in Adult Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 392-RNOH-1473
- Employer
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RNOH
- Town
- Stanmore
- Salary
- £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients
- Rated Good by the CQC
- Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
- Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
- Recognised as a centre of excellence, leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme
- Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
- In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
- Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.
This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.
Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:
- Patients first, always
- Excellence, in all we do
- Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
- Equality, for all
Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.
Visit our Work with us page to learn more about our culture, values and also hear directly from staff in a short video sharing their experiences of working at RNOH
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Job overview
The post holder will be working along side the Band 7 CNS team, supporting patients referred in to the London Sarcoma Service. Taking part in multidisciplinary meetings (MDT), where there is an opportunity to learn about sarcomas from the discussions with radiologists, histopathologists, oncologists and surgeons. Supporting patients and their families from referral, to diagnostics, to diagnosis and though to treatment, and follow up.
Main duties of the job
Assisting in MDT's, presenting, and being an advocate for the patient.
Helping in the CNS run Telephone Biopsy Clinic, where patients are informed of the MDT's decision to proceed to perform a needle biopsy, and where a clinical assessment is undertaken, and explanation of the procedure.
Completing Holistic Needs Assessments for patients (HNA).
Visiting patient son the ward undertaking surgery.
providing a good line of communication to patients and families, via telephone, email or text.
Communicating with other professionals, both in the hospital and out side of the Trust.
Ensuring investigations are carried out as per the MDT.
Working for our organisation
RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/
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The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust aims to be a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description
To develop knowledge and skills to become a source of expertise on the management of sarcoma patients for primary and secondary health care professionals.
The post holder will become a clinical expert in the field of sarcoma and develop the skills necessary to lead in practice development and innovation, with specific regard to the development of autonomous nursing practice and nurse led services.
Work collaboratively and autonomously with authority, developing expert knowledge and skills to help design and deliver services across organisational, professional and geographical boundaries.
The role will include substantive direct patient care, role modelling, supervision, and education and facilitation of others to equip nurses for role expansion.
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patient care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients working within a competency framework for Advanced Practice.
To develop high levels of clinical skill including administration of medications e.g. Denosumab.
To communicate with and provide specialist advice and training to health care professionals on the management of sarcoma patients to ensure a co-ordinated and seamless service.
To share clinical responsibility for a designated caseload, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
Deal with complex and sensitive information and be able to communicate this information in a kind and caring, sensitive manner to patients and their family. This will require skills of explanation, motivation and persuasion to overcome physical, emotional, mental and cultural barriers.
Be able to demonstrate empathetic interpersonal and communication skills when dealing with patients and carers throughout the patient pathway.
Maintain and promote effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and other wards and departments. Actively work towards improving communication through role modelling within members of the multi-disciplinary team.
To liaise with members of the Primary Care Trust when relevant.
Act as an advocate for the patient and their family enabling them to express their needs effectively when dealing with the multi-disciplinary team.
To maintain accurate, comprehensive, timely and up-to-date documentation in line with departmental and professional standards, including communication of assessment and investigation results to appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to patients, relatives, carers and other professionals from the multidisciplinary team to ensure a consistent approach to patient care. To refer on to a more experienced colleague if the post holder is unable to provide such support and advice.
Become a resource to all members of multi-professional teams across the region in the acute and primary care settings giving advice and guidance on the management of sarcoma ensuring a seamless, high-quality service.
Person specification
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills
- Active listening skills
- Demonstrates understanding of good practice in customer care
- Team Player
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Communication Skills
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years post registration experience in orthopaedics or oncology
- Professional healthcare registration RGN/RN
- First degree or on a degree pathway
- Teaching and Assessment qualification or equivalent
- Experience working with patients receiving cancer treatments
Desirable criteria
- Relevant specialist course (post registration)
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Has worked as a member of a MDT within orthopaedic/cancer setting
- Demonstrates previous nursing development initiatives within other roles
- Reflective in practice
- Demonstrates awareness of research and evidence practice
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent practical skills and organisational ability
- Able to negotiate effectively with different disciplines
IT Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer literacy, including working remotely and the use of iPads
- Presentation skills
Desirable criteria
- Advanced IT skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Willis
- Job title
- Team Leader and Macmillan Cancer CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8909 5765
- Additional information
Mobile no; 07920 295206
Working days Mon and Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Alternate Thursday or Friday 8am - 5pm
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