Clinical Nurse Specialist - Paediatric Neuro-Oncology
Band 7
Main area: Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist- Paediatric Neuro-Oncology
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 10 months (7th May 2025)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 213-CAX-6524303-B
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum, including HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/09/2024 23:59
Job overview
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in South East London is a large teaching hospital at the forefront of academic and nursing excellence. We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible and enthusiastic individual to recruit into a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist role for Paediatric Neuro-Oncology.
The clinical nurse specialist will work with children and young people (patients and clients) and groups (including carers) with brain and spine tumours, meeting their health, health-related and nursing needs. Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to meet the objectives of the NICE Improving Outcomes Guidance for Children and Young People with Cancer.
The successful applicant will join the existing specialist nurses to effectively co-ordinate and deliver an expert nursing service to neuro-oncology patients in Child Health and manage a caseload of patients. Responsibilities include assessing patients, planning and implementing care, providing specialist advice, maintaining associated records, and providing specialist education and training to other staff and students.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Practice/Care Delivery
- Assess health, health-related, and nursing needs of patients, their families, and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care through the management of patient caseload.
- Ensure all patients have an accurate plan of care that reflects the assessment undertaken.
- Maintain up-to-date and comprehensive records of care at all times.
- Implement and evaluate standards and criteria of nursing intervention to meet the health needs of individuals and groups requiring specialist nursing.
- Support and empower patients, their families, and other carers to influence and participate in decisions concerning their care.
Person specification
Qualifications
- NMC Part 1 (Children)
- Recognised teaching/mentoring qualification
- A clinical expert either through formal qualification (Degree / Masters) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to Neuro-Oncology
- Advanced clinical assessment skills, or willingness to develop these
Experience
- Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures and the ability to liaise concerns appropriately
- Track record of publication
- Proven experience of service development
Skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
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.
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