Clinical Nurse Specialist - CML/MPN

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Job description

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

About

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.

Our flagship specialist cancer hospital was opened in central Liverpool in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site.

Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside’s district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service; are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers and host the region’s Teenage and Young Adult Unit, (supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust).

Working with leading experts from The University of Liverpool and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before.

Key details

Location

Site: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool

Address: 65 Pembroke Place

Town: Liverpool

Postcode: L7 8YA

Major / Minor Region: Merseyside

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (12 months or until postholder returns, whichever is earlier)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: CML/MPN

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our CML/MPN team at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Haemato-oncology as a full time fixed term CNS, to cover maternity leave.

The post holder will provide specialist advice and support to patients and their carers throughout their care pathway, as well as providing education and support to staff throughout the trust. The post holder will support the consultant team as well as delivering nurse led services for patients with haemato-oncology.

This role is currently based at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Liverpool.

You should possess advanced clinical skills, be an excellent communicator, leader and educator, and be highly motivated to lead and deliver a service. A background in cancer nursing is ideal, recent experience in working within the specialty of haemato-oncology would be essential.

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• Leads the development of patient focused education, including training to self-manage ongoing consequences of treatment.
• Be an active part in attending case conferences, SRGs and MDTs as required.
• Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views.
• Takes personal responsibility for lifelong learning and personal development through clinical supervision, appraisal and maintaining compliance with Trust mandatory training.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse
• Degree in healthcare related subject
• Evidence of Masters level learning
• Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant specialist subject.
• Advanced Communications Skills training or prepared to work towards
• Recognised Leadership qualification

Desirable criteria

• Psychological skills training - Level 2 or above
• MSc Clinical Examination
• MSc Research qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant post registration experience, at Band 6 or above, in cancer, palliative care or the specialty.
• Experience of teaching
• In-depth specialist experience
• Leadership and management experience
• Experience of multi-professional working
• Evidence of advanced communications skills
• Ability to lead and influence change

Desirable criteria

• HNA training and undertaking eHNA
• Experience of writing policies and procedures
• Experience of working as a clinical nurse specialist
• Experience of audit and research
• Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• In-depth understanding of evidence based practice and ability to critically appraise and implement research findings into practice
• Extensive knowledge of national standards and policies within specialist field
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Experience of multi-professional working
• Evidence of advanced communications skills
• Ability to lead and influence change

Documents

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF)
• OH Risk Assessment (PDF)
• CCC Green Plan (PDF)
• CCC Recruitment Pack (PDF)
• CCC EDI (PDF)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Tracy Thomas

Job title: Lead Nurse in Rare Cancers

Email address: [email protected]

Telephone number: 07810527510

Additional information: [email protected]

07919146849