Community Oncology Specialist

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated oncology nurse to join our Community Oncology Nurse Specialist Team providing exceptional support and bringing care closer to home for cancer patients living in Poole, Bournemouth and North Dorset.

You will be at the forefront of service development and committed to improving care for patients with cancer and complex health/social needs in the community setting. As an autonomous practitioner within our friendly team, you will independently manage your own caseload providing specialist advice and acting as a resource to others regarding cancer care and survivorship. Delivering training and education to community HCPs, patients and carers is also part of the role, as is working collaboratively with colleagues across many disciplines.

You will also be a non-medical prescriber (having studied at master’s level or willing to undertake qualification) to help manage patients’ symptoms/treatment side effects and in the prevention of deterioration/admission. Competency in SACT administration is a requirement for this post as well as excellent clinical and advanced communication skills.

This is a part-time post (22.5hrs) Service hours are Monday-Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.

• Independently manage a patient caseload as an autonomous practitioner, making critical clinical decisions when reviewing, monitoring and managing oncology patients.
• Plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate a high-quality specialist cancer nursing service within the community and at the primary/secondary care interface.
• Work as an Independent Non-Medical Independent & Supplementary prescriber, able to take a history, assess, examine, diagnose and prescribe a management plan including medication and monitor response to medication.
• Initiate, administer, evaluate and develop specialist community-based cancer treatments.
• Formulate, monitor and evaluate evidence-based standards and policies relating to cancer care.
• Collaborate with other health care professionals, service users and agencies to develop primary care aspects of national Cancer Service Development agendas and local community needs.
• Provide educational training and mentorship to the generalist workforce in line with Trust requirements.
• Be responsible for the local and national dissemination of information pertinent to service development.
• Represent the Trust at Cancer Alliance meetings related to the development of community cancer services.

• Non-medical prescriber, ideally with master’s level qualification or willingness to undertake this.
• Competence in SACT administration.
• Excellent clinical and advanced communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously with a caseload while collaborating across disciplines.
• Experience in delivering training and education to community health care professionals, patients and carers.

We’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We run 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000.

We are a dynamic, forward-looking Trust with a record of outstanding care, strong patient experience and a diverse and inclusive workforce of around 7,000 people. We value equality of opportunity and celebrate diversity.

For further details or informal visits contact:

Name:
Debbie Lemin-Stone

Job title:

Community Oncology Matron
Email:

Cathy Hughes email:

Jo Spurgeon:

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.