Job overview
Have you got what it takes to provide specialist support and advice to patients with upper GI cancer?
Are you highly motivated and driven to oversee, co-ordinate and improve patient care?
Do you possess exceptional communication, interpersonal, clinical, and professional leadership skills to encourage and promote best outcomes for patients, their relatives, and carers?
If so, this could be the secondment for you!
If successful you will be part of a team responsible for delivering specialist cancer care across organisational, professional, and geographical boundaries working both autonomously and as part of a dedicated team.
Bring your passion and drive and let us help you become the best cancer nurse you can be.
Contact us today!
Reach out to our recruiting managers Joanne Whitham or Nikki Fenwick and take the first step towards joining the fight against cancer.
Together, let’s make a real difference in the lives of those battling this disease.
Main duties of the job
Work as an important member of the Multidisciplinary Team within Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust providing specialist nursing advice and support to patients and their family, throughout the care pathway.
The post holder will utilise skills of clinical expertise, education, and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, carers, and staff providing advice, support, and information.
The post holder will coordinate and support timely progression of patients through diagnostics, treatment, and follow‑up in line with national cancer waiting time targets, actively monitoring and managing the Patient Tracking List (PTL) to help ensure compliance.
The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate efficient, safe pathways of care, deliver holistic needs assessments, symptom management and patient education, and provides ongoing support and advocacy for patients and families while contributing to service improvement and quality outcomes.
The post holder will engage and lead discussions in multidisciplinary team meetings and ensure a high quality, holistic approach to the management of the patient’s pathway is maintained.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of twelve months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.
Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. RGN Level one
2. NMC registered
3. To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
4. Continuous professional development
5. First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Extensive post registration experience within surgery, oncology and / or Upper GI cancer
7. Experience of leading, motivating and developing a professional team
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. Specialist training relevant to role
9. Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
10. Job Description (PDF, 208.6KB)
11. Person Specification (PDF, 216.6KB)
12. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 304.4KB)
13. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
14. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 305.0KB)
15. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
16. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
17. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
18. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameJoanne WhithamJob titleUpper GI CNS leadEmail addressjoanne.whitham1@nhs.netTelephone number0114 271 4054Additional information
Nikki Fenwick
Matron
Email: nikki.fenwick@nhs.net
Telephone: 0114 271 4486