Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to join the paediatric nursing team here at Cambridge University Hospital (CUH) as a Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). You will be part of an established CNS team who provide specialist support, education, teaching and advice to patients, families and staff, both within the Primary Treatment Centre (PTC) here at CUH and throughout the East of England, including shared care hospitals. This role will also be part of a service that has expanded in order to offer a Bone Marrow Transplantation Service for Paediatrics here at CUH.

Your role will act as a key worker, ensuring smooth co-ordination of the child's cancer journey throughout the whole treatment trajectory and beyond. Your involvement with the child and all members of the team involved in the care pathway, will start at diagnosis and continue throughout the treatment period into follow up or transfer to other professional care teams if required.

CUH is the PTC for children and young people with a diagnosis of cancer and is supported by dedicated Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units as well as a critical care transport team. This role will support Children's Services as we move into the future here at CUH with the development of Cambridge Children's Hospital.

Applicants are encouraged to make contact for further information regarding this role.

Main duties of the job

You need to have extensive knowledge and experience of working within the field of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, at a senior nursing level and can understand and interpret protocols required for the child's treatment. Furthermore, you must be able to work independently and manage a defined caseload of patients. Excellent communication skills are essential, as you will need to be able to work collaboratively with many members of the multidisciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

Come Nurse with us...

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• • RSCN/ RN Child
• • First Degree (or equivalent level) in nursing or health-related subject
• • Qualification in Paediatric Oncology
• • Teaching and Assessing qualification
• • Evidence of on-going CPD
• • Advanced safeguarding training

Desirable criteria

• • Post-graduate Diploma/Degree/Masters
• • GCP training
• • Advanced communication skills

Experience

Essential criteria

• • Working with acute and chronically ill children and young people with a cancer diagnosis
• • Evidence of having worked collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team
• • Demonstrate a commitment to teaching colleagues / students and involvement in mentorship
• • Experience in developing cross organisational relationships
• • Experience of research and audit

Desirable criteria

• • Evidence of publications in nursing journals
• • Experience working in an outpatient setting
• • NHS Experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• • Demonstrate an understanding of the integral nature of research in paediatric oncology
• • Demonstrate an understanding of how paediatric oncology research is set up nationally

Desirable criteria

• • Experience in developing patient information

Skills

Essential criteria

• • Excellent written and oral communication skills
• • Skills of diplomacy and negotiation
• • Well-developed organisational and planning ability, able to prioritise and delegate
• • Maintain a flexible attitude to change
• • Demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team and build good relationships
• • Computer literate

Desirable criteria

• • Experience of managing a caseload
• • Experience of managing conflict
• • Phlebotomy skills

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• • The ability to understand and behave at all time towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust vales of safe, kind and excellent
• • Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people at all levels within the organisation and external agencies
• • Committed to providing a high standard of clinical care
• • Able to motivate others
• • To work flexibly as the role demands
• • Car driver/ clean full UK driving Licence
• • Current NMC registration

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 176.7KB)
• Completing your application - Information for Applicants (PDF, 222.9KB)