Clinical Nurse Specialist - Acute Oncology

at  Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 - Clinical Nurse Specialist
Permanent contract
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
The postholder will work within the Acute Oncology (AO) specialised cancer nursing service to support cancer patients presenting as an emergency relating to their cancer or treatment. The post holder will also provide oncological advice to the local medical or surgical team managing their care. These include but are not limited to patients with suspected neutropenic sepsis, suspected metastatic spinal cord compression, malignant hypercalcemia, newly diagnosed disease within an emergency admission, including new disease progression or recurrence of previous malignancy. The post holder will contribute to the patient’s symptom management and recommend or prescribe if able for his/her patient group. Ensure that patients’ cancer pathways are managed according to guidelines and protocols. The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will be expected to support the Acute Oncology ward rounds up to 3 times a week and triage appropriate patients for the Consultant to review.
The role also includes supporting patients who present with a malignancy of unidentified origin (MUO) or cancer of unknown primary (CUP). The role requires working as an integral member of the Acute Oncology Service, facilitating identification of such cancers and advising on investigation.
To provide acute oncological specialist nursing support to patients and their families whilst they are inpatients at Tameside hospital. To work within the acute oncology service alongside the Clinician and other members of the AO team. To lead clinical care whilst supporting members of the multidisciplinary team and the wider trust team.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Safety
Care
Respect
Communication
Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Please refer the Job description for details