Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 23 months (FIXED TERM / SECODMENT)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-SCS6240470
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Macmillan Oncology Nurse Specialist (Rotation post)
Band 6
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for you to join a well-established team of health care professionals dedicated to the care and treatment of oncology/haematology cancer patients.
This is a 2 year fixed term programme which offers the opportunity to work with existing oncology nursing teams to deliver excellent patient focused care. The ability to work flexibly within different tumour site teams will be essential as this post provides the opportunity to work for 3–4-month placements in the various CNS teams – ie breast, gynae, lung and rarer, upper GI, skin.
The skills and knowledge that will be developed as part of this programme will allow you to identify specialist areas of interest for a potential future in a cancer nurse specialist role, as opportunities for career development arise.
There will be education and training opportunities available, participation in clinical supervision and the associated benefits of being a Macmillan professional.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the Clinical Nurse Specialists and other senior nurses to deliver an excellent, patient focused service. The post holder will help to develop and provide specialist oncology nursing services within the cancer teams.
The post holder will work as part of the existing Oncology Nursing Teams to give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific specialist clinical knowledge. Ability to work flexibly within different tumour site teams will be essential.
This post holder will contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and the delivery of education programmes.
The post holder will be expected to rotate between different specialist teams across the Trust on an agreed rotational basis as part of a 2 year fixed term programme.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse – 1st level with NMC
- Relevant degree or working towards
- Oncology cancer qualification/ module or working towards
- Teaching/ training qualification and/ or substantial teaching experience
- Advanced Communications Skills Course or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Chemotherapy qualification
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Oncology/ palliative care experience
- Experience of working within and/ or with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience of working within and/ or with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Experience in delivering and evaluating teaching programmes to health care professionals including medical staff.
- Experience of and ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
Desirable criteria
- Chemotherapy Experience at band 5 or above
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Understanding and up to date knowledge of issues relevant to Oncology (cancer/ cancer treatment complications, palliative care and end of life care).
- Awareness of key policies and national recommendations relating to Oncology cancers and the broader cancer, palliative and end of life care agenda.
- Effective Interpersonal skills (including the use of advanced communication skills), To communicate sensitive information to patients and Carers in a variety of settings over the phone.
- Self-motivated, pro-active and innovative
- Ability to effectively provide peer support/ mentoring to support the raising of clinical standards
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, respecting the skills and contributions of others.
- Effective IT skills
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Kate Harris-Haigh
- Job title
- Macmillan Cancer Information and Wellbeing Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01296 838340
- Additional information
For an informal discussion and further information please contact: Kate Harris-Haigh, Macmillan Cancer Information and Wellbeing Lead on 01296 838340 or Michelle Pearsall Macmillan Matron for Oncology & Haematology on 07789878205.
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