Thoracic Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist Band 7

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The Thoracic Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist will:

Provide high quality patient care, delivery and maintaining standards in accordance with UK law, the NMC, and Trust guidelines, and able to meet the revalidation requirements

Have relevant knowledge to be able to assist with the co-ordination of staff training to ensure a high professional standard in all aspects of patient care

To effectively manage own time and that of junior staff and students in a busy environment

Excellent organisational, line management, interpersonal and leadership skills

Knowledge of clinical governance, policy, procedure and quality assurance frameworks

The post holder is responsible for working within the Lung cancer team to provide expert evidence-based practice to meet the holistic needs of patients.

They will have knowledge of thoracic cancer treatment pathways to advise and guide patients throughout the pathway.

The role will provide an interface between medical and nursing disciplines whilst developing and supporting nursing practice

Communicate effectively with patients, carers, relatives and all members of the multidisciplinary team

Excellent communication skills and self-awareness are required for your own and others well-being

Job responsibilities

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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