We are recruiting for a Deputy Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey.
This is an exciting opportunity for an advanced practitioner to take on this associate specialist nursing role within the Cancer Multidisciplinary Team(s). The post requires vision, innovation, and the ability to work across professional boundaries, underpinned by a genuine desire to provide the highest standards of patient care.
This role will work in collaboration with, and autonomously as part of, the Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Team to develop and deliver acute services across organizational, professional, and geographical boundaries. It involves supporting the CNS team during periods of leave and sickness and working closely with key areas of the Trust, including interventional consultants, visiting consultants from the Cancer Centre, Medical and Cancer Teams, and the Specialist Palliative Care team.
Main duties of the job
You will support patients throughout their entire cancer pathway, from initial diagnosis at the breaking bad news clinic to living with and beyond cancer. Your main duties will include:
* Providing personalized care through Holistic Needs Assessments and developing a Personalised Care and Support Plan, including vital information, signposting, and psychological support regarding disease, treatments, and holistic impacts such as financial, psychosocial, lifestyle changes, and smoking cessation advice.
* Offering essential support and information about surgical and Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment plans.
* Assessing patients' clinical conditions to identify complications requiring medical or nursing interventions, including expediting admissions for oncological emergencies.
* Performing critical nursing interventions such as arranging blood transfusions, administering vital medications, diagnostics, and supporting tumour-specific nursing care interventions like wound care and drain management, as well as biopsies.
* Liaising with primary and secondary care MDTs and tertiary centres involved in shared care.
* Supporting multiple specialties, with opportunities to learn both generic transferable skills and tumour-specific skills.
About us
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute and ambulance health care provider in England, serving approximately 150,000 residents with personalized and flexible services.
Working for our Trust offers benefits such as an onsite nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts, and opportunities to hire Trust facilities like beach huts. We support flexible working arrangements and aim to accommodate individual needs where possible.
The Isle of Wight, located off the South Coast of England, offers stunning coastlines, countryside, events, festivals, and attractions. Journey times from Portsmouth and Southampton are as little as 10 minutes by ferry, and London is reachable in 90 minutes by train.
Our 2020-2025 strategy emphasizes excellent, compassionate care. We are committed to recruiting and retaining high-quality talent and promoting diversity and inclusion within our workforce.
Job responsibilities
If you have skills in cancer care and are seeking to progress, this role offers a development opportunity to support patients with cancer. You must be an experienced registered nurse with current clinical knowledge and a passion for person-centered care. Strong leadership, communication skills, and ongoing professional development are essential.
This role involves working with the Cancer Management Team, Multidisciplinary Teams, and Clinical Nurse Specialists to implement and assess services against NHSI quality measures. Please review the attached person specification and job description for detailed criteria and responsibilities.
Our core values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Everyone counts. We are dedicated to inclusivity and diversity and ensure fair treatment throughout the recruitment process.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact Anne Snow or Claire Sydenham.
Person Specification
Physical Skills
* Computer literate with adequate IT skills.
* Ability to prioritize and manage own workload effectively.
* Ability to work autonomously and lead others, recognizing own limitations and seeking support when needed.
* Effective team support, education, and motivation skills.
* Initiative and ability to handle sensitive situations.
* Advanced leadership and decision-making skills.
* Ability to coordinate own work and that of junior staff.
* Ability to lead within multidisciplinary teams.
* Self-awareness regarding emotional impact of role.
Abilities
* Expertise in specialist nursing care and life support to BLS standards.
* Ability to make informed decisions independently.
* Calmness under pressure.
* Innovative thinking to improve patient care and practices.
Communication Skills
* Expert verbal and non-verbal communication skills, including delivering complex news sensitively.
* Effective communication in multidisciplinary forums.
Qualifications and role-specific knowledge
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
* Knowledge and training in cancer care.
* Degree in a relevant field or working towards one.
* Evidence of ongoing professional development.
* Understanding of cancer standards, policies, and guidance.
* Interest and experience in cancer care at an advanced clinical and managerial level.
* Experience in breaking significant news to patients and relatives.
* Management and leadership qualifications preferred.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This role is subject to DBS checks in accordance with legal requirements.
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per year, pro-rata.
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