Clinical Nurse Specialist Advanced Therapies

This position will be part of our dedicated cell therapy team, reporting to the Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in cell therapy. As a specialist nurse, you will play a key role in delivering expert care in cell therapies and complex immunotherapies, managing and coordinating treatment plans for a caseload of patients referred for these therapies.
As a CNS you will need to have an understanding of oncological & haematological conditions and treatments, have good communication skills, and patient assessment skills. We require a nurse who is flexible, dynamic, self-motivated and reliable in addition to being passionate about nursing and the patient experience. If you enjoy working within a multidisciplinary team, and in a service that is continually striving to improve care for our patients, this post is for you.
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Closing date 8th October
Interviews will be Friday 18^th Oct 9-3pm., You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining effective communication across the specialty teams, multidisciplinary teams, referring hospitals, local cancer networks, and tertiary referral centres. Your role will also involve providing support, advice, and education to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary care for patients and their carers. This role will involve supporting with horizon planning for treatments across the treatment areas as well as supporting the delivery of some treatments., The main purpose of the role is to act as Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), providing expert treatment and care, coordination and support for patients receiving systemic anticancer therapy
The role will involve effective teamwork and communication with a wide spectrum of multidisciplinary teams. The post holder will be required to work autonomously and exercise a high level of clinical expertise when identifying and caring for the specific needs of patients and their families.
The post holder will also be expected to contribute to advancing the body of knowledge through education, research and audit as well as developing practice in others with regard to this patient group. This post offers an excellent opportunity to engage in planning, delivery and evaluation of treatment.

We are seeking experienced nurses with a strong background in Haematology and Oncology Nursing to join our team. Ideal candidates will have the expertise to deliver advanced nursing services in the specialised areas of cell therapies and complex immunotherapies. Experience in the delivery of systemic anticancer therapy is essential and post-registration qualifications in Oncology or Haematology is also required., Excellent interpersonal skills, senior nursing experience, knowledge of cancer and treatments and the ability to work sensitively and collaboratively with diverse teams is essential.
Previous experience in Haematology/ Oncology and chemotherapy along with evidence of a high level of clinical expertise and continuing professional development are considered essential to this role.

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS., Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve ., Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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