Clinical Nurse Specialist in Leeds

Are you ready to progress your career in an exciting and vibrant Children's Hospital? We are pleased to share this exciting opportunity to take on a clinical nurse specialist role within the Children's Haematology and Oncology Service, based at Leeds General Infirmary. The successful applicant will join the well-established and dynamic team and can develop their clinical expertise and knowledge.

You will manage and support delivery of the bolus chemotherapy at home service and take the lead in its service development. We are looking for a candidate that is seeking a new challenge or to enhance their career. Clinical experience within paediatric haematology or oncology, including competency of bolus chemotherapy administration and experience of service improvement is preferable. The successful applicant will work alongside the key workers and multi-disciplinary team to provide coordinated, high quality, individualised family centred care to children and teenagers with cancer.

Main duties of the job:

As the CNS you will play a pivotal role in the management and care coordination of those children and teenagers eligible to receive bolus chemotherapy closer to home, in conjunction with their key worker, wider multi-disciplinary team and colleagues across other statutory and voluntary organisations. In partnership with the Lead Children & Teenage Cancer Nurse and Shared Care Partners, identify any opportunities that enable bolus chemotherapy to be delivered closer to home for any child/teenager who meets the criteria. You will travel across the region to support children/teenagers and their families at home and facilitate their access to local services. You will help the provision of education for children/teenagers and their families and professionals who are supporting them.

Job responsibilities:

The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care. The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care, treatment and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources. The job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working. As a role model they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care. The job holder will provide training and education to staff groups, patients and families/carers.

Person Specification:

Skills & behaviours:

• Compassionate and caring
• Capable of lateral thinking
• Motivator of self and others
• Positive approach to change
• Flexible
• Adaptable
• Able to manage stress in self and others
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload

Skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members:

• IT Skills

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse Child (Level 1)
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or equivalent experience of teaching and assessment
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Degree Level Education or evidence of working towards

Experience:

• Current issues in healthcare
• Significant and recent relevant experience working as a Band 5 Staff Nurse or equivalent post registration experience within speciality
• Audit & Standard setting
• Chemotherapy competent
• Experience of clinical audit and standard setting

Additional Requirements:

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
• Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for posts that involve community visits

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.