Special Nurse Thoracic Oncology

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting 12-month secondment opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced individual to join our well-established Oncology team at Royal Papworth Hospital. We are an internationally renowned tertiary referral centre for Lung cancer and mesothelioma and are undertaking an exciting transformation program to improve our cancer pathways, to support improved clinical outcomes and experience for our patients.

We are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated new team member with excellent communication skills, with a respiratory background and the ability to work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be the key contact for patients during their diagnostic investigations and in the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and clinic settings. Working within a specialist nurse team and MDT, including chest physicians, oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, AHPs and administrative support, you will provide comprehensive care to patients with a suspected or confirmed cancer diagnosis. Offering clinical information, expert symptom management advice and emotional support to patients, relatives and carers.

There will be opportunities to be involved in service audits and developments within the Oncology Team.

You will be supported by the whole team to ensure you feel confident and competent to care for this patient group. If this sounds like it might be the right job for you, we would like to hear from you.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe, the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Degree in related subject, or evidence of working towards

Experience

• Friendly and supportive with proven ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Flexible approach to working hours and practices
• Experience of managing own workload and those of others
• Prior relevant nursing experience at Band 5 (oncology, thoracic surgery, respiratory, palliative care)
• Prior thoracic oncology experience at Band 6
• Knowledge of thoracic oncology conditions, diagnostic tests and treatment options.

Additional Criteria

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
• Treat hospital information confidentially
• Ability to plan, organise and coordinate work under pressure
• Demonstrate initiative
• Ability to remain calm and work effectively in stressful situations
• Motivated to work collaboratively and enthusiastically as part of the wider MDT
• Ability to undertake nursing tasks specific to speciality
• Ability to deal with sensitive issues in a professional manner
• Proficient in computer use, Microsoft Office and electronic patient records

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.

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year for a 1-year fixed term contract