Clinical Nurse Specialist - Gynae Oncology

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Gynae Oncology

Are you an experienced gynae oncology nurse looking for the next step. Velindre Cancer Centre is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Gynae Oncology Team. You will be an autonomous practitioner providing expert advice, support and person centred care to a defined group of patients. You will work autonomously and part of the wider MDT to provide, effective and innovative care.

You will take a key role in driving quality improved and service development within the Gynae Site Specific Team and the wider CNS team.

• The clinical nurse specialist for Gynae Oncology will act as a key worker for patients throughout their cancer journey.
• Provide person centered compassionate care to patients and their families.
• Holistically assess patients' needs and plan individual person centered care around those needs.
• Have an in-depth knowledge and expertise in the specialty to provide patient information, advice and clinical care. To provide education and be a resource to other health care professionals.

T This is a Fixed term /Secondment for 36 months

To act as a key worker providing evidence based individualised patient care according to the patients changing health care needs, through holistic needs assessment (HNA).

To offer patients and families the support of a Clinical Nurse Specialist in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care.

To offer advice, support and education to clinical teams across the cancer centre and Local health Boards where appropriate.

To develop patient pathways and be responsible for developing the nursing service.

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

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge
Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service
, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being;

accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

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Please see the attached detailed job description and person specification for the Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Gynae Oncology
- available in both English and Welsh.

• Registered Nurse oDegree in healthcare related subject oMasters level education in health-related subject or on a Masters pathway oPost- registration qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject oAdvanced communication skills training or evidence/experience of advanced communication skills oEvidence of continued professional development oIndependent prescribing qualification
• Teaching qualification oExperience of audit and research oLeadership and management experience

• Experience of teaching oExperience of using advanced communication skills oPrevious experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist or previous experience of working as a band 6 in speciality oncology or palliative care

• Understanding of evidence based practice and ability to critically appraise and implement research findings into practice Ability to lead and influence change IT literate Teaching/assessment and presentation skills Organisation and negotiation skills Evidence of Multi professional working
• Desirable (but not essential):
  Welsh Speaker (Level
  1) or willingness to work towards

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.