Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Leukaemia Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Clinical Nurse Specialist Opportunity for Children and Young People with Leukaemia
An exciting opportunity has arisen to establish a clinical nurse specialist provision for children and young people diagnosed with Leukaemia.
Job Overview
The post is a 2-year fixed term contract and you will be supported by the clinical lead and lead nurse to develop the service. We are therefore looking for highly motivated, experienced individuals to act as keyworker for patients.
Role
The post will be offered at band 7 or 6 dependant on experience and qualifications (non-medical prescriber)
Key Responsibilities
- To act as a keyworker for children and young people with a leukaemia diagnosis across the Thames Valley Network.
- Support children and their families through the duration of treatment and transition into the late effects service where appropriate.
- Complete holistic needs assessments for all patients at diagnosis and liaise with the MDT to ensure all needs are met.
- Attend all appropriate MDT’s
- Liaise with POSCU leads to co-ordinate care in local centres, Oxford and BMT services
- Prescribe maintenance chemotherapy and provide dosing advice for patients in the Oxfordshire catchment area.
- As required support appropriate community provision (home visits, community chemotherapy provision etc) for patients in Oxfordshire catchment area
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About Us
Oxford Children’s Hospital is a tertiary centre for malignant conditions, treating children and young people up to the age of 18. This service covers the surrounding Thames Valley area in partnership with our POSCU’s.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
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These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
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If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Helen Blundell
- Job Title: Lead Nurse for Children's Cancer Services
- Email Address: helen.blundell@ouh.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 01865223229
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