Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Head and Neck
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Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN INTERNAL ROLE FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE RUH ONLY
Hello My Name is Lisa Brown and I am the Matron for Head and Neck services at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and specialised team. We are currently offering this full time post over 5 days working within the current team of CNS nurses.
The specialised team of dedicated nurses facilitate the treatment pathway of patients within the ENT, Max Fax Department and Oncology Department, concentrating mainly with patients who are undergoing treatment for a head and neck cancer.
We are looking for a professional and reliable team member who has an interest within ENT, max fax and oncology, allowing them to support patients undergoing difficult cancer treatments, whilst working within a multidisciplinary team.
Our CNS team work closely with other services to provide holistic care to our patients supporting them throughout the treatment and recovery pathway delivering high standards of clinical care using evidence based research. Excellent clinical standards, audit, research and patient engagement are at the heart of what we provide working closely within the RUH Trust Values.
The team have a fantastic reputation within the trust and are a supportive and inclusive team. This role supports working autonomously within the clinical environment and within the Multi disciplinary team within the trust and community setting.
Main duties of the job
In this key role, you work as an autonomous practitioner clinically as a Head and Neck clinical nurse specialist (CNS), delivering and maintaining high standards of care and being a core part of the multi-disciplinary team.
The role requires excellent communication skills and dedication to improve and develop services that positively impact patient care and experience. You will contribute to the development and promotion of the nursing service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost effective care.
You will promote and participate in the implementation of the RUH Nursing strategy, to include:
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- Reviewing nursing practice and implementing appropriate changes based on research/best practice.
- Developing and implementing Audit, Quality and Risk Management initiatives.
- The assessment of care and health education needs.
- The development, implementation and evaluation of treatment pathways within the acute hospital environment and the community setting.
- To educate staff in understanding the care requirements of patients undergoing investigations and treatments and ensure that the physical and psychological needs of the patients and their families are met.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
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Person specification
professional development
Desirable criteria
- Provide evidence of working at senior level to lead clinical service development
interview
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Managing a complex patient case load with patient centered approach to delivering treatment pathways
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates evidence of a well developed clinical practice in the field of head and neck oncology
- Altered Airway management and experience
communication
Essential criteria
- Ability to provide evidence of excellent communication skills
professional development
Essential criteria
- Autonomous working to provide nurse led services within the service.
Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK
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 (PDF, 352.4KB)
- Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Laura Clifford
Job title Head and Neck Specialist Nurse
Email address ruh-tr.headandneckCNS@nhs.net
Telephone number 01225 825684
Additional information
Please contact one of the team of Head and Neck specialist nurses
Laura Clifford/Fiona Mackay/Carol Cook.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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