Band 6/ 7 Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist (Gynae Cancer) - INTERNALinReadinginReadingPUBLISHED FRI 18 OCT 2024
The successful candidate will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive support throughout the patient's cancer journey, engaging in clinical practice, patient management, education, and research related to gynae cancer care. Responsibilities include managing cancer pathways, delivering patient-focused care, providing interdisciplinary training, and contributing to service development and clinical audits. Informal inquiries are encouraged for those interested in this dynamic and impactful role.
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Band 6/7 Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist (Gynaecological Cancer)
**This is a one year secondment/acting-up opportunity (to cover a secondment)**
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce that we have a new opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Berkshire Cancer Centre.
We are looking for a dynamic, well-motivated and compassionate nurse with experience in cancer care, chemotherapy or cancer surgery to join the Gynae Cancer CNS team.
The role offers opportunities to develop your skills to become an autonomous and independent practitioner in an interesting and fast moving field of oncology.
This is an exciting time to join the team as there are plans to increase our nurse-led working to enhance the care for people with gynae cancers.
The post can be offered as a Band 7 or a Band 6 developmental post with the opportunity to undertake relevant training and education.
At Band 6 you will be fully supported to fulfil competencies which will enable you to progress to Band 7.
At Band 7 you will be able to undertake further professional development to support you in your future career progression.
We strongly encourage informal visits, email or telephone contact about the post.
Gynae Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists support people diagnosed with gynae cancer by providing expert advice, psycho-social support and information on their disease, investigations, treatment and follow-up care.
The Gynae Cancer CNS team work together, and with the interdisciplinary team to help deliver an expert specialist service to those diagnosed with gynae cancer.
The Gynae Cancer CNS team help to care for patients at all stages of their cancer journey and through a variety of treatments in a kind, compassionate manner. The team are committed to the development and delivery of high quality holistic patient care. They play an active part in clinical practice, management of patient caseload, education, research, audit and professional activities relating to gynae cancer care.
The team cares for people diagnosed with primary and secondary/metastatic gynae cancer.
About us
Responsibilities of the role are:
Working as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with gynae cancers.
Providing holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care.
Responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and wellbeing needs of this patient group.
Working with other professional groups in secondary and primary care.
Providing specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.
Clinically manages and engineers the cancer pathway for patients with a diagnosis of gynae cancer.
Works strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.
Participation in/leading clinical audit in own area.
Participates in and facilitates/undertakes research in specialist field.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
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