Job overview
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced cancer nurse to be appointed as the nursing lead for our Trust Skin Cancer Specialist Nursing service.
The postholder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordination of specialist nursing care for patients with skin cancer through diagnosis, treatment and in follow up care. The role involves line management, clinical leadership and nurse led clinic work for patients receiving a cancer diagnosis. It also includes offering patients Holistic Needs Assessments using the Macmillan My Care Plan system.
We are seeking a highly motivated nurse with knowledge of and experience in supporting patients with skin cancer and strong leadership and management skills. We offer a friendly and supportive environment with development opportunities and all the benefits of being a Macmillan Professional.
Main duties of the job
To be the team leader for the specialist skin cancer nursing service based within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post provides service development, line management and leadership as well as direct clinical input as the Skin Cancer CNS. It offers important input to the skin cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) and as Skin Cancer CNS the role offers specialist nursing care to patients, and support and information to their carers. All care is holistic in nature and includes physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual and intellectual assessment and interventions.
The post holder will co-ordinate the care of patients with melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and other skin cancers supporting them and their families throughout diagnosis, treatment and in follow up care. They will act as key worker for these patients throughout the care pathway.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
1. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
4. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
5. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
6. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
7. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
8. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
9. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
10. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
11. Post registration oncology qualification
12. Specialist training in dermatology +/- plastic surgery
13. Cancer and/or Palliative Care Degree
14. ENB 998 or equivalent teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
15. Working towards Masters or equivalent level study
16. Advanced Physical assessment skills including skin lesion identification and dermoscopy
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
17. RGN –with relevant post registration experience
18. Oncology/dermatology/ plastic surgery – strong experience at a senior level and/or experiences at a senior level in a related and relevant area of practice.
19. Experience in managing a team
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
20. Advanced communication training in a recognised cancer communication model
21. Knowledge and understanding of: National Cancer guidance
22. Knowledge and understanding of: NMC guidelines for Nursing
23. Guidelines from NICE and British Association of Dermatology (BAD) for skin cancer
24. TVCA Skin Cancer and CAG Guidelines
25. IT literate
26. Trust policies relating to: HR Policies, Recruitment and Retention, Disciplinary Procedures and completion of management course
Desirable criteria
27. Psychological skills level 2 training
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
28. Trust wide working as/when required. (car driver essential)
29. Drug calculation skills
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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