Job summary Macmillan Acute Oncology B6 CNS 1-year fixed term - possibly secondment opportunity Chesterfield Royal Hospital have an exciting opportunity to recruit an enthusiastic, confident and dynamic nurse to the Acute Oncology Service.
We are looking for a nurse with up-to-date specialist oncology knowledge and experience of working with patients affected by cancer.
Main duties of the job Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists play a pivotal role in ensuring patients admitted non-electively due to complications of their cancer or cancer treatment, experience excellent streamlined care and ensuring the most clinically appropriate care pathway is followed.
This is a 5-day service, and the post holder will work independently and autonomously, providing expert clinical care and advice, in conjunction with, and support from the wider multi-disciplinary team, including Oncologists based at Weston Park Hospital, site-specific cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists, acute physicians and health care professionals in the Emergency Department and in-patient wards.
This is a busy service, and the post holder will be responsible for triaging automatically generated alerts for patients admitted to Chesterfield Royal Hospital, reviewing patients presenting acutely, assessing and diagnosing acute oncology emergencies, taking referrals and reviewing patients with acute oncology presentations.
Local and Network guidelines are in use and a good working knowledge of these would be an advantage.
About us Our Vision is to be a first-class provider of sustainable healthcare services, delivering the best possible care for our patients; and being a great place to work for our people.
Our Proud to CARE philosophy supports this vision - and we all play a part in achieving it, by living up to the values we promise to our patients and each other.
As members of staff we will always: Show COMPASSION - treating our patients and colleagues with consideration, kindness and respect Aim for high ACHIEVEMENT - providing excellent care, safe services, high standards and a positive experience every time Foster RELATIONSHIPS - being socially responsible, working openly and honestly with our patients, staff, partners and communities to improve what we do Create the right ENVIRONMENT - providing the tools and equipment that support a modern, eco-friendly, clean and safe environment Job description Job responsibilities You must have excellent communication skills, be compassionate and caring.
Resilience, flexibility and adaptability are essential to the role.
You will be expected to keep up to date with national and regional meetings and training for acute oncology, ensuring evidence-based practice is at the forefront of patient care.
Above all we are looking for an experienced cancer nurse with a passion, drive and commitment to maintaining and improving pathways for acute oncology patients admitted to Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
For further job details, please see the attached full job description and person specification.
Person Specification Essential Essential Must have experience in providing Chemotherapy and Oncology care in an acute setting.