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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
120-NMR755-0424
Employer
Velindre University NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Velindre Cancer Centre
Town
Cardiff
Salary
£35,922 - £43,257 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

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Velindre University NHS Trust logo

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Melanoma

Band 6

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre University NHS Trust, which is a committed equal opportunities employer. The Trust welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

  • BE Accountable
  • BE Bold
  • BE Caring
  • BE Dynamic

and who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in a Trust that has the ambition to provide world class services and care to patient and donors.

Velindre University NHS Trust holds a special place at the heart of healthcare in Wales. It is also an amazing organisation to work and to develop your career. The Trust comprises of two divisions, Velindre Cancer Centre and Welsh Blood Service. The Trust also hosts on behalf of the Welsh Government and NHS Wales, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) and Health Technology Wales (HTW).

Velindre University NHS Trust provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss their employment opportunity with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Posts may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and Professional Registration Check.

For more information on our Trust Employee Reward and Benefit’s Package please visit the Velindre University NHS Trust website.

 Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the  living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until  the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed

Job overview

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Full time 37.5 hours

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic and driven Melanoma Clinical Nurse Specialist to our nursing team in Velindre Cancer Centre.

We are seeking someone with clinical skills enabling them to provide advice and support to both patients and staff. They will need to be highly organised with excellent communication, and organisation skills.

The ability to communicate effectively; to work well under pressure and to prioritise the demands in a busy and often complex environment are also essential requirements for this role.

Main duties of the job

  • Act as a patient’s key worker and support the coordination of patient care along the treatment pathway
  • Ensure patients are offered holistic needs assessments at relevant points throughout the pathway
  • Assess patient information needs and meet those needs as required
  • Clinically review and assess cancer patients in the Outpatients setting.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services. 

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Attend outpatients clinics in order to meet patients and their carers and provide relevant information to support their treatment
  • Provide psychological support and make referrals to relevant professionals when appropriate
  • Act as a key worker for a clinical caseload of patients, working to coordinate care and provide easy access for ongoing support for patients
  • Act as a role model and expert resource to patients, carers and colleagues
  • Act as an expert resource for the ward team, Assessment and Ambulatory Care units who provide care for patients within their specialty
  • Evaluate service delivery; identify areas for improvement and initiate change and clinical development when appropriate

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Meets all Essential Criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Other

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoAge positiveImproving working livesStop Smoking Wales is the NHS Smoking Cessation Service in WalesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCore principles

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Carolyn Gent
Job title
Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02920615888