The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist
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About the Role
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated nurse to join the HPB & NET team. The position is part time 32.5 hours per week. Work pattern to be negotiated.
The post will involve offering specialist nursing input to patients with HPB cancer & NETs. Together with the established HPB & NET team and multi-disciplinary team, the Associate CNS will aim to deliver an enhanced patient experience.
The Associate CNS will work within the busy and dynamic HPB & NET team. Most patients will be receiving treatment to control their cancer and often have supportive and palliative needs. Sign posting patients to appropriate services, providing advice, support and symptom management is a fundamental aspect of the CNS role. They will be line-managed and work in conjunction with the Band 7 HPB & NET Clinical Nurse Specialist providing cover for all medical oncology patients with a HPB cancer & NETs.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialist support and advice to patients with HPB cancers and NETs and act as their keyworker.
- Oversee and co-ordinate care, to deliver a supportive nursing service for patients and their families receiving treatment at The Christie.
- Responsible for delivering specialist CNS cancer care across organisational, professional, and geographical boundaries both autonomously and as part of a dedicated team.
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Requirements
- Highly motivated and driven to improve patient care.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Well-developed clinical and professional leadership skills.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Confidence to engage and work with a range of colleagues at all levels and from all professional groups.
About the Employer
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.
We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.
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How to Apply
You will provide specialist support and advice to patients with HPB cancers and NETs and act as their keyworker. You will oversee and co-ordinate care, to deliver a supportive nursing service for patients and their families receiving treatment at The Christie. You will be responsible for delivering specialist CNS cancer care across organisational, professional, and geographical boundaries both autonomously and as part of a dedicated team.
We welcome you to contact us for an informal chat about this opportunity.
Please contact Natalie Barratt natalie.barratt@nhs.net, Kelly Farrell kelly.farrell@nhs.net, Katie Doohan katie.doohan1@nhs.net and Christina Nuttall Christina.Nuttall@christie.nhs.uk for further information. Or by telephone on 0161 4468099 or 0161- 9187965
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Christina Nuttall
- Job title: Nurse Clinician
- Email address: Christina.nuttall@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01614468099
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