NHS Lothian
259121 (AP) Clinical Nurse Specialist - Head & Neck Team
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Job Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, suitably qualified and experienced nurse to join the Head, Neck and Thyroid Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Team. Working as part of the specialist nursing team, the successful applicant will provide expert care, support and advice to patients throughout their treatment pathway. This includes patients undergoing surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radioactive iodine treatment. The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to coordinate care, support patients and their families, provide holistic needs assessments, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality, person-centred cancer care across the patient pathway.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert care, support, and advice to patients throughout their treatment pathway.
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to coordinate care.
- Support patients and their families.
- Provide holistic needs assessments.
- Contribute to the delivery of high-quality, person-centred cancer care.
Locations
Oncology services are primarily provided at the Western General Hospital, with Head and Neck Surgical Services delivered at St John's Hospital and Endocrine Services at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The successful applicant will be required to work across all three sites and should be able to adopt a flexible approach to meet the needs of the service.
Qualifications and Experience
- First level registered nurses with evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience caring for patients within oncology, surgical or palliative care settings.
- A flexible approach to days of work is required.
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Further Information
Further information and informal enquiries regarding this post can be obtained from:
- Caron Smith, Team Lead CNS Head & Neck Services, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
- Email: caron.smith@nhs.scot
Salary and Employment
- As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.
- To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
Application Process
- We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
- We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
PVG Scheme
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
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