- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
- Registered nurse education to Degree level or willingness to undertake
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching qualification
- Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
- Advanced clinical assessment
- Research Module Masters Degree
- Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Band 6 experience colorectal surgery/ oncology/ Palliative Care
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of initiating change
- Understanding evidence-based practice
- Experience of Clinical Governance
- Understanding of patient pathways and it's complexities and how to support patients through this
- Running Nurse led clinics
- Experience working with personalised care programme
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Experience of working with electronic patient records and other IT systems
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to workload and colleague's needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Leadership skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time - management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead developments in practice, show initiative
- Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills
- Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly
- Advanced communication skills
- Independent Nurse prescriber
Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care - Stevenage, United Kingdom - East and North Herts NHS Trust
Description
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for a highly motivated Nurse who is committed to delivering excellent patient care and who takes pride in what they do, they will work within the colorectal nursing team to improve and enhance the patients' journey. The post holder will contribute to the on-going role in the development of the service for patients with Colorectal disease and Colorectal cancer; mainly in the palliative and Living with cancer setting. Excellent communication skills are paramount, an ability to prioritise workload, whilst working as part of a team is also essential.
We are looking for an enthusiastic qualified Nurse who can demonstrate current experience/ significant experience at band 6 level working in the field of colorectal surgery/cancer/palliative care. We would consider this as a developmental role for the right candidate. Experience of managing nurse led clinics is desirable. We are keen to recruit a passionate, accomplished team player.
The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive excellent communicator, who works well within a team, whilst also autonomously supporting a case load.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond
Main duties of the job
The post holder is a recognised expert in the field of Colorectal cancer, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures. Where applicable and qualified as a Nurse Independent Prescriber, prescribe any drugs within clinical competencies.
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care encompassing new treatments and evidence based care.
Required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area.
Develop the palliative care pathway for colorectal cancer patients. Managing nurse led clinics, overseeing palliative Colorectal in patient episodes and liaising with oncology consultants
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person SpecificationQualifications
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Previous Experience
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Skills
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