Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £47,951 - £56,863 p.a. Inclusive of HCA (pro rata)

Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist (Dimbleby Cancer Care)

Guy’s & St Thomas’ & Queen Mary’s Hospitals

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Dimbleby Cancer Information service as a Deputy Clinical Nurse Specialist.

You will work closely with the Cancer Information CNS lead to provide high-quality, patient-centred care, acting as an independent clinical resource for patients, carers and healthcare professionals. The role involves delivering support and advice across the cancer pathway via drop-in services, telephone, support groups, and email.

You will contribute to holistic needs assessment, personalised care planning and appropriate signposting to services within the Trust and external organisations. You will also support the lead Cancer Information CNS to develop information services across the Trust.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team across two sites, supporting patients with complex physical, emotional and practical needs.

• Experience with in cancer care/oncology
• Excellent communication and assessment skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Join us to help deliver compassionate, high-quality cancer support.

1 day/week to be on Queen Mary's Hospital site, Sidcup

The post holder is expected to act as an independent clinical resource for patients, carers and other health care professionals about support for those affected by cancer. They will support the Band 7 Senior CNS. The individual will need to have a solid understanding of cancer care and be able to manage patient queries through a drop-in service, phone and email.

They will carry out nursing and information assessments and will require excellent communication skills plus psychological assessment skills. They will have a good knowledge of support services available to cancer patients, both within and outside the Trust and be able to signpost and refer patients according to their needs. The role involves working at Guys and St Thomas and Queen Mary’s Hospital.

They will be able to identify and address the patients’ needs through Personalised Care and support planning with the use of HNA’s (Holistic Needs Assessment).

The post-holder will have regular and frequent contact with Dimbleby Cancer Care staff and volunteers, service and general managers, tumour specific clinical nurse specialists, clinical and medical oncology clinicians and staff, therapy radiographers, ward staff, and others treating cancer patients within the Trust. In addition, there will be close contact with the Citizen’s Advice Bureau and Macmillan Cancer Support, as well as other charities and services.

Dimbleby Cancer Care is a dedicated information and support service based at Guy’s Cancer Centre, London, and Guy’s Cancer at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup. We provide a welcoming and supportive environment, offering cancer information, psychological support, benefits advice and complementary therapies to patients and carers. Open Monday to Friday, our service plays a vital role in helping people navigate the challenges of a cancer diagnosis and beyond.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are one of the UK’s busiest and most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist services including heart and lung, cancer and renal care, alongside a full range of local hospital and community services. As part of King’s Health Partners, we are an Academic Health Sciences Centre, combining world-class clinical services, research and education.

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