An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist in Neuro-Oncology at Denmark Hill Site.
We are seeking a highly motivated enthusiastic forward-thinking individual to join the multi-disciplinary Neurosurgical Team. We provide a high-quality service caring for babies, children and young people and their families living with benign and malignant brain tumours.
The role shall involve working within a seamless specialist neurosurgical and oncology nursing service that is aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and facilitating multi-professional working. This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education, research and audit and professional activities taking into account directorate, corporate, and national policy and within the clinical governance framework.
To work as an autonomous clinical nurse specialist to co-ordinate and deliver expert nursing care effectively to a defined caseload of children, young people with brain and spine tumours meeting their health, health related and nursing needs. (Social, emotional, educational, financial etc. as appropriate. Helping the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to meet the objectives of the NICE Cancer Guidelines).
Working alongside the existing specialist nurse to effectively co-ordinate and deliver an expert nursing service to neurosurgical oncology patients in Child Health and mange a caseload of patients. Assessing patients, planning and implementing care, providing specialist advice; maintaining associated records; and provide specialist education and training to other staff and students.
Engaging in flexible, cross-boundary partnership working through the establishment and maintenance of clear communication with primary oncology centres and other health teams to increase knowledge and facilitate patient care in the community .
Using knowledge and skills as a basis from which to further develop practice, understanding the implications of the social, economic and political context of health care, including the assessment and management of risk.
Contribute to the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines.
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. Transforming Healthcare is the vision at the heart of the King’s Strategy – 2026 to 2031. Together, we are pursuing six strategic ambitions: delivering high-quality patient care; being a great place to work; leading pioneering research, innovation and education; building strong and successful partnerships; providing timely and efficient care; and ensuring long-term financial sustainability. Achieving these ambitions will require all of us to work as one Team King’s, united by a shared commitment to our values of being caring, collaborative, inclusive and innovative. By living these values every day, we will transform healthcare for our patients, our communities and each other
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Clinical Practice
Assess health, health related and nursing needs of patients or clients, their families and other carers by identifying and initiating appropriate steps for effective care through the management a patient caseload. This includes:
Ordering diagnostic tests;
Making and receiving referrals
Admitting and discharging patients for specified conditions and within agreed protocols
Assist in running clinics and seeing patients
Assist in the running of multidisciplinary meetings
Administration of chemotherapy protocol
Ensure all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made.
Support and empower patients and clients, their families and other carers to influence and participate in decisions concerning their care by providing information on a range of specialist nursing care and services.
Care Management
Ensure full awareness of the targets set out in the NHS plan and Cancer plan
Ensure all care is given in accordance with agreed protocol including working within a suitable mechanism for MDT referrals to the Clinical Nurse Specialists.
Provide support and guidance to others so that they are able to support the team in delivering a customer focused service that meet the objectives of the NICE Cancer Guidelines
Assist in coordinating and attend MDT meetings
To cross cover other cancer services when peers are on leave
To deliver a seven-day service for children with cancer treatments in exceptional circumstances.
Clinical Practice Leadership
Contribute positively to the leadership of nursing within the care group acting as an effective role model supporting the senior nursing team in implementing Trust initiatives and strategies.
Develop effective working relationships based on trust and open co-operation
Contribute to the development of nursing practice within the team
Participate in relevant fora at Care Group, Trust or PCG/PCT or National/International Level to represent the service perspective as appropriate ensuring that fully conversant with current issues. This includes working with the team of clinical nurse specialist within the Trust to evaluate, develop and promote the specialist-nursing role.
Training, Education and Practice Development
Act as a clinical expert and advise on educational opportunities that will facilitate the development and support of others specialist knowledge and skills to ensure they develop their clinical practice
Create an environment in which clinical practice development is fostered, evaluated and disseminated.
Working with the Child Health Practice Development Team to lead and develop programmes of education and practice developments to enhance the nursing contribution and quality of care both across the Trust, nationally and internationally
Identify specialist learning activities in a clinical setting that contribute to clinical teaching and assessment of learning in a multi-disciplinary environment within scope of expertise and knowledge base.
Ensure effective learning experiences and opportunity to achieve learning outcomes for students through preceptorship, mentorship, counselling, clinical supervision and provision of an educational environment.
Work with academic colleagues to improve practice within a range of service/practice developments
Research, evidence based practice and audit
Promote and facilitate research, evidence-based practice and clinical audit within the Trust, raising the profile enhancing the contribution of nursing to patient care and informing business and service development plans.
Contribute to clinical audit, in particular involving service users in providing feedbacks ensuring patient experience surveys are completed and action plans developed.
Contribute to nursing research initiatives and support research activity within individual Care Groups and also through collaboration with other agencies
Apply and disseminate research findings relating to specialist nursing practice
Participate and assist with any Trust approved research projects conducted within the department
Ensure that the rights of patients, and others are protected at all times when involved in audit and research studies
To contribute to, and take part in, Service Reviews with Macmillan Cancer Support; and to provide an Annual Report of activity and development of the service.
To collate and record agreed activity data, and evidence of service provision, to measure the effectiveness and impact of the service.
