Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse /Lead Specialist palliative Care

Barts Health requires a Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse to work as part of the Corporate Nursing Team across all four hospitals in the BH Group of hospitals. This is a new role to support the Director of Cancer and Palliative Care Nursing while leading on the specialist palliative care nursing agenda. The role will also encompass cancer patient experience and patient and public involvement. Each of the four hospitals in the Group has a specialist palliative care team and Whipps Cross Hospital also has the Margaret Centre for inpatient palliative care. There are close links with the Education Academy and City University.

Proposed interview date: 16th December 2024

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have a successful track record in leadership and in the specialist area. They will be able to work at a strategic level to influence and support palliative and end of life care while ensuring that practice remains current and leading any changes. There will also be a focus on wider education and audit.

The role will be based at the Royal London Hospital but the post holder will be expected to have a presence in all the hospitals. Therefore, an ability to time manage and work to deadlines is essential and to collaborate with a wide range of staff from all disciplines.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

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Person Specification Experience

• Minimum of 5 years operational management experience in acute trust or hospice at band 7 or above
• Experience in cancer/palliative care within an acute Trust
• Informal and formal teaching experience
• Quality Improvement experience.

Knowledge

• Understanding of current SPC/end of Life agenda
• Knowledge of CNS role and developments
• Clinical governance and application in specialist area
• Application of clinical audit
• Understanding of Inclusion agenda
• Budget management

Qualifications

• Registered nurse on NMC register.
• Educated to Masters level in cancer or specialist palliative care
• Evidence of continued CPD

Skills

• Management of organisational change
• Business planning skills
• Skills in quality improvement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Able to work alone under pressure with competing demands

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.