Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology

Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist in Oncology

The successful candidate will be an established leader within the oncology specialty and bring a wealth of experience and innovation to the role. Experience of managing others will be essential, as the post will be responsible for line management for the current Health Board wide CNS Team and therefore we will be looking for an excellent role model who can educate and empower the current team while demonstrating compassionate leadership.

Experience of managing a patient caseload with minimum supervision within a non-medical model will be required, and the ability to travel across hospital sites dependant on the service and patient needs.

The successful applicant will develop strong professional relationships with Oncology colleagues at the South West Wales Cancer Centre at Swansea, Cancer Pharmacists, the local Systemic Anti-cancer Treatment (SACT) Unit teams, the Acute Oncology Teams, as well as community teams such as Primary Care and the Community Nursing Teams. Relevant Masters level qualifications including Non-medical prescribing, IRMER compliance, plus SACT experience will be essential requirements for this role.

Main duties of the job

In addition to providing leadership to the wider oncology CNS team, the successful candidate will proactively manage mixed clinician SACT toxicity clinics within an outpatient model, including virtual clinics, supporting multiple oncologists and working closely with the Lead Cancer Pharmacist and other pharmacy colleagues.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services to almost 400,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Person Specification Qualifications and Knowledge

• RGN on the practising register
• Masters/Masters level qualification in Oncology/Cancer nursing or equivalent knowledge
• Registered Non-Medical Prescriber
• Accredited chemotherapy course
• Management Course
• Knowledge of the principals of palliative care

Experience

• Cancer/Oncology Nursing experience to masters level
• Counselling skills and experience
• Extensive previous experience of working within specialty area
• Experience of complex decision making
• Experience where a degree of autonomous working has been required
• Experience of multi-professional working
• Experience in leadership and management
• Counselling Certificate

Language Skills

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

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.