Macmillan Head and Neck Cancer CNS maternity cover
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Macmillan Head and Neck Cancer CNS maternity cover
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Lisa Ross, Head and Neck CNS, lisa.ross11@nhs.net
Laura Horgan, Head and Neck CNS, laura.horgan1@nhs.net
About The Role
Experienced Head and Neck Cancer CNS required to cover 12 months maternity within the Head and Neck cancer service at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. This will be 22.5 hours at Band 6, ideally Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The post holder will work in collaboration with other members of the multi professional team to assist and co-ordinate a smooth pathway of care throughout the head and neck cancer patient journey and act as a resource to patients and their carers from diagnosis, through treatment and rehabilitation. This will involve working autonomously, managing a case load of patients with support from the wider team.
The post holder will be an enthusiastic and conscientious team worker who is able to prioritise their workload. They will have excellent communication skills and will be able to use their own initiative and have the ability to respond to queries with a professional manner towards patients, relatives and staff at all levels.
Experience of emotional and psychosocial care and support of patients and families is essential, as is a record of continuing practice development, teaching and education and audit.
Main duties
* Continuous delegated responsibility for a caseload of patients with head and neck cancer
* Provide clinical, social and psychological support to patients using excellent communication skills, education and health promotion, enabling them to reach their optimum level of independence and health
* Provide specialist advice, supervision and support to defined caseload and peers
* Organise, prioritise and evaluate workload based on accepted referral criteria and discharge criteria in line with operational protocols
* Contribute to the multi-professional approach in the management of patients with head and neck cancers and support their carers in relation to ongoing care needs
* Maintain effective working relationships with all members of the combined MDT, acting as advocate for MYTT patients being treated centrally in Leeds
* Maintain accurate appropriate and concise patient records within agreed databases and electronic systems
* Responsibility for supporting the Band 7 CNS’s and Multidisciplinary team in leading identified and agreed aspects of the service
* Promote programmes of health education and health promotion relevant to service particularly patients with head and neck cancer
* Act as a resource for specialist knowledge for clinical staff on wards / departments
* Support the management and function of the department by provision of reports and information as required
* Work within national policy frameworks relevant to the service and trust local guidance
Essential Person Specification Requirements
* Must have worked independently as a Head and Neck Cancer CNS in a previous post
* Registered Nurse
* First level (Honours) degree or willing to undertake
* Multi-professional working
* Excellent communication skills
* Teaching/ training
* Working autonomously
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Access to own transport
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application Guidance
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our Benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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