Clinical Nurse Specialist

Part time post available for someone who has an interest in oncology plastic surgery and has a passion for excellent care and compassion for our patients going through their cancer pathway. Oncology experience is desirable - surgical nursing experience and communication skills are essential.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist works as a key worker for patient's undergoing plastic oncology surgery, providing specialist education, information and support for patients and their carer's, as well as other health care professionals.
You will be part of a wide MDT and will work in collaboration with medical teams within a specific client group, practising to clearly defined protocols, and developing their scope of professional practice to meet the needs of the service.
The post holder will effectively contribute to the development of the cancer specialist nurse service, and communicate with other colleagues at the referring associate centres and units to ensure a streamlined care pathway, We care for all surgical oncology patients pre and post operatively within the Christie, working closely with the MDT to ensure safe recovery and safe discharge
We are looking for an experienced, dedicated and friendly nurse to join our amazing team!, CLINICAL
1. Perform a comprehensive Key Worker role for patients during their care pathway at the Christie Hospital. This involves the assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs to ensure continuity of effective patient care and improve patient satisfaction.
2. Liaise with other Clinical Nurse Specialists, Cancer Pathway Coordinators, and other professionals, as well as those from referring units, to ensure effective transfer of information across different NHS organisations. Facilitate the hand- over and continuity of the Key Worker's role between the referring and treatment organisations to maintain consistency of care.
3. Maintain advanced clinical skills in assessment, and knowledge of diagnosis and treatment options for the patient. Perform assessment of plastic patients postoperatively with both physical and psychological care within the clinic setting. Develop individual patient treatment plans, carry out treatment plans of patient groups in plastics clinics and on the ward. Contribute towards the prescription of care for individual patients and perform clinical tasks.
4. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records in line with clinical governance and risk management.
5. Use advanced communication skills in a variety of settings, including discussions around patient care and treatment plans with patients, carers, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
6. Involve patients/carers in the planning and delivery of care and development of services to enhance the patient/carer experience.
7. Apply evidence based research to practice.
8. Act always in accordance with the NMC code of conduct and guiding document
MANAGERIAL
1. Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers/relatives both within and outside the Trust.
2. Undertake clinical supervision of health care professional colleagues on an individual or group basis.
3. Evaluate service delivery; identify areas for improvement and initiate change.
4. Ensure effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources.
5. Monitor health, safety and security of self and others and promote best practice in the clinical area.
6. Participation in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines at local and network level.
7. To contribute to the production of an annual report circulating it widely and appropriately and to actively participate in the preparation for the Cancer Peer Review process., 1. Identify learning needs, plan implement and evaluate programmes of education to meet identified need.
2. Participate in the education of pre and post- registered health care professionals/medical staff.
3. Ensure own compliance with regard to mandatory training and revalidation requirements.
4. Address specific health targets related to own area of practice; e.g. NICE, Improving Outcomes guidance and Department of Health Guidelines.
5. Receives clinical supervision as part of own professional development.
6. Maintain up to date skills, knowledge and awareness of professional issues.
7. Participate in planned programmes of appraisal.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
1. Identify need for, and undertake, research, clinical audit, benchmarking, in collaboration with the team, in order to improve effectiveness of patient care.
2. Disseminate research and audit findings through presentation to professional groups and publication.
3. Contribute to the writing of protocols relevant to own clinical specialty
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. Develop teaching and presentation skills and applying the principles in the clinical setting.
2. Contribute to the improvement of services.
3. Contribute to improving quality.
4. Promote equality and value diversity.
The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.
We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.
We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK. Some roles will require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. Please note if you are successfully appointed to a post with this Trust, you will be required to pay for your own DBS Disclosure.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.
The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
Overseas candidates wishing to apply for this position and who would require immigration sponsorship, may wish to self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post on the UKVI website.
You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 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 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.