Job overview
The post holder will manage a caseload/client group providing highly specialist expert nursing advice, information and support to patients with lung cancer and their families at all stages of their disease and in particular whilst they are being cared for at South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust thus ensuring a smooth transition of care from primary treatment through to radiotherapy/chemotherapy and into the community, to discharge or death, thereby establishing links between the acute and primary care group, supporting both patient and carers.
The post holder will liaise with services within South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust and with other key partners such as Macmillan Cancer Support, Northern Cancer Alliance, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Primary Care Trusts, Social Services and Hospices to enable and ensure quality service provision for all patients under their care. They will provide assistance, support and health promotion advice to other staff, whilst improving clinical practice, enhancing service provision and streamlining patient focused care.
The post holder will be an active core member of the multi-disciplinary team and network with other professionals, locally and nationally for the purpose of developing practice, research and audit, development of standardised patient information, and clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage a clinical caseload and client group within the lung cancer setting from diagnosis throughout the treatment trajectory to death or discharge.
· Plan specialist nursing provision and interventions as necessary, referring patients to other members of the lung cancer MDT/other relevant teams as appropriate thus promoting continuity of care.
· Participate in lung cancer MDT discussing patients as necessary to facilitate the co-ordination of patient care.
· Co-ordinate the patients care trajectory, liaising with all members of the MDT to ensure appropriate and timely investigation, treatment and support.
· Conduct nurse led face to face and telephone follow-up clinics for identified cohort of patients
· Provide ongoing specialist support service for both patients and carers.
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· Act as a key worker for patients with lung cancer ensuring that all patients, carers and appropriate community colleagues GP/district nursing and support services are well informed about the patients disease and its management providing accurate and timely information.
· Provide clinical expertise to primary/secondary care staff regarding the care of patients in this specialist group, acting as a resource for health care professionals, patients and carers,
Working for our organisation
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
·Your Leadership Impact
·Leading your Team to Success
·Leading Into the Future
·Service Improvement for Beginners
·Developing your Service Improvement Skills
·Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
·Explore leadership within the NHS
·Promote Trust values and behaviours
·Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
·Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NMC level 1 registration
2. Specialist qualification in cancer care/palliative care nursing/respiratory medicine
3. Physical assessment & disease management skills course (level 7/level 6)
4. Teaching Qualification ENB 998 or C&G 730 or equivalent
5. Advanced communications skills course or willing to undertake
6. Physical assessment & disease management skills course (level 7/level 6)
7. Hold a record of continuous professional and academic development.
Desirable criteria
8. Independent non-medical prescribing
9. Masters degree or if working towards an expected completion date or willingness to study at advanced level/Masters
10. Recognised counselling course or certificate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Knowledge of strategic issues which influence management of the care of patients diagnosed with a lung cancer at a local, regional and national level
12. Knowledge of audit and research processes and its application
13. Knowledge of the Clinical Governance agenda and NHS Plan
14. Knowledge about the development of the specialist nurse role in a modern NHS
15. Understanding of the need for strong commitment to high standards of patient care and the active involvement of users in the development of the service
16. Ability to work in a complex environment across the whole of the lung cancer pathway.
17. Advanced interpersonal/communication skills including self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
18. Ability to lead and develop staff/service as part of a team to optimise resources
19. Leadership and influencing skills
Desirable criteria
20. Expert level of knowledge of lung cancer management and care of those undergoing lung cancer treatments
Experience
Essential criteria
21. Extensive post registration experience, with experience of working at a senior level.
22. Recent experience in cancer/ palliative care
23. Experience in supporting and managing for those with cancer
24. Experience of input into audit
25. Understanding and experience of service improvement
26. Current teaching experience
27. Experience of working within a busy clinical environment and within multidisciplinary teams.
28. Evidence of further study within field of expertise or a willingness to undertake further training where appropriate
Desirable criteria
29. Experience in providing care for patients with lung cancer or other long term conditions
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.