Senior Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a full time Senior Head and Neck CNS has arisen to support our Head and Neck cancer patients across our hospitals in HHFT.

The post holder will work collaboratively, as a core member of the Head and Neck team, with key groups of staff at Hampshire Hospitals and connect work collaboratively with Guilford and Southampton Hospital and community and primary care settings as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist will apply advanced technical knowledge of cancer and treatment within the speciality to oversee and co-ordinate services, personalise the pathway of care for individual patients to ensure the complex information and support needs of patients and families are addressed. Acting as a clinical expert within Head and Neck as a role model demonstrating high standards of quality care and providing clinical leadership to others.

Supporting the Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse and Lead Nurse for Head and Neck to ensure the development of clinical nursing services with the field implementing National cancer Initiatives at a local level contributing towards strategic decision making and implementing policies appropriate to the speciality.

Provide expert clinical advice and education to patients promoting a culture that supports self-management and health and wellbeing.

Delivers specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patient care.

To participate in audit, research, education, and development in relation to the provision of general and specialist care across the departmental, directorate and trust boundaries, providing a patient centred seamless service.

The post holder will have to line manage the remaining nurse specialist team and will endeavour to deliver a unified service across Hampshire Hospitals.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Refer to Job Description document attached to this advert for further information and detailed description,

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered with the NMC for a minimum of 5 years.
• Practicing nursing for a minimum of 5 years.
• Regular undertaking of CPD.
• Undertaken psychological skills assessment training.
• Communications skills course

Desirable criteria

• Level 3 course in Head & Neck cancer.
• Counselling course

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Experience of dealing with cancer patients in a variety of settings.
• Knowledge of Head & Neck cancer and treatment options.
• Experience of liaising with a variety of stakeholders to ensure patient care comes first.

Desirable criteria

• Experience within an ENT/Head & Neck outpatient service
• Experience of running own clinics and managing own workload/time.
• Experience in a ward setting dealing with postoperative surgical patients.

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria

• Good level of IT skills in word processing, emails and spreadsheets.
• Able to be adaptable and work in a professional, flexible and proactive approach.
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Ability to regularly flex from working alone to working within a large, multidisciplinary team.
• Have a positive and keen interest in advancing clinical practice.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and genuine commitment to service development.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• A calm and composed manner.

Desirable criteria

• Previous similar experience an advantage

Other Specific Requirements

Essential criteria

• Deemed fit for practice by Occupational Health.
• To undertake any in-house training that is required
• Well presented with a positive attitude.
• Have a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle in order to work cross site

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first - as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

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

• Job Description Band 7 CNS Head and Neck (PDF, 552.1KB)
• HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8KB)
• Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9MB)