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Main area
Head and Neck Cancer Specialist Nurse
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (may have work across sites)
Job ref
214-SRG-6260972
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sherwood Forest Hospitals
Town
Sutton in Ashfield
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2024 23:59

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Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Head and Neck Cancer Specialist Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 7

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible, motivated member of staff to join our already established team on a substantive basis.

As a band 7 nurse you should act as a role model, follow and promote the CARE values and use underpinning strategies to support the Trusts strategic objectives. 

The successful person will be approachable, motivated, aspiring, kind and caring and must be able to deliver bad news in a caring, compassionate and supportive manner.  They must work collaboratively with the rest of the Head and Neck team. and promote high standards of care. 

 

Main duties of the job

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Working for our organisation

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.             

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience in NHS Hospital Setting
  • Excellent communicator
  • Team player
  • Ability to manage case load
  • Written and verbal skill
  • Audit methodologies
  • IT Skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC Level One Registered Nurse
  • Advanced Communication skills training or willing to undertake
  • First Level Degree or equivalent experience/ knowledge
  • Teaching & Assessing Qualification
  • Evidence of Continuous professional development
  • Level 2 Psychology training or willing to undertake
Desirable criteria
  • Post–Graduate Diploma or MSc in nursing or equivalent higher professional qualifications in nursing /Specialist area
  • Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing
  • Programme of study relevant to Head & Neck nursing practice
  • Formal leadership / managerial trainingCancer, palliative care training/course

Further Training

Desirable criteria
  • Teaching in coping skills, camouflage advice and prosthetics

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive post registration experience
  • Experience in Head & Neck ENT ,Oncology or palliative care
  • Clinical teaching practice
  • Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Demonstrate self-awareness and understanding of personal accountability
  • Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances
  • Evidence of ability to manage change.
  • Evidence of effective time management
  • Encourage change in others and foster a collaborative approach within a MultiDisciplinary Team
  • Undertake audit and/or research in a relevant area
Desirable criteria
  • Publications
  • Research experience
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist experience
  • Management / leadership experience

Contractual

Essential criteria
  • Up to 37.5 hours
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Full UK driving licence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodCarer Friendly Employer 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare4NottsTime to changeFair Train Silver StandardStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anne Kabia
Job title
Elective Care Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01623 622515
Additional information

Lynnette Morrell [email protected]  01623 622515 ext 3059

Anne Kabia [email protected] 01623 622515 x 2189