Job overview

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated nurse to join us at The Walton Centre.

We are seeking a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist for Neuro Oncology and Skull Base to support the delivery of high-quality, safe and patient-centred care.

Please Note

Applicants who do not yet meet Band 7 Person Specification requirements on the attached documentation may be considered for appointment at Band 6 (Both Job Descriptions/person specifications for band 6 & 7 are provided) 

Main duties of the job

Main Duties (please see Job Description and Person Specification also)

• Support the delivery of care for patients with brain and CNS tumours.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care
• Provide expert advice and clinical practice by varying methods of communication.
• Provide specialist education and training to others.
• Provide clinical leadership for the Oncology and Skull Base service throughout the trust.
• Act as role model for all staff through provision of high standards of professional practice
• Work autonomously and be self-directed within the team
• Support the Neuro Oncology and Skull Base ANP with the management of the clinical nurse specialists and clinical support workers.
• Provide clinical expertise, specialist advice and support across the boundaries.
• Provision of care through; nurse-led follow-up clinics, transitional and pre-operative clinics, telephone clinics and triaging referrals.
• Acts as a primary point of contact for patients, working to coordinate care, provide on-going support, wound care and symptom management.
• Delivers evidence based individualised and personalised care through holistic needs assessment and in the planning and implementing of care.

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.