Job summary Doyou have a passion for working with young people and want to ensure they getage appropriate care and support?
Haveyou experience of working in a cancer setting and have a Paediatric, Adult orDual qualification?
Thenthis is the job you have been looking for !Thisis an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our Teenage andYoung Adult Cancer Service.
TheTYA Service is a regional service that provides holistic and expert care toyoung people aged 16-25 with cancerunder the care of the Principal Treatment Centre in Leeds Teaching HospitalsTrust, and covering the Yorkshire and Humber TYA Clinical Delivery Network (CDN)Thesuccessful applicant will have experience in either childrens and/or adultcancer nursing.
You will require excellent communication and interpersonalskills and an ability to work both autonomously and as part of the wider MDT.
Expected Shortlisting Date: 10/12/2024 Planned Interview Date: 17/12/2024 Main duties of the job Work closely with the TYA Multidisciplinary Team as part of the TYA Service.
Acting as a Key Worker to provide expert support, information and advice to young people with cancer aged 16 - 24 years and their families You will assess their care needs and plan, implement and evaluate programs of care for the young person and their family.
Working closely with the TYA team to enhance care by promoting patient choice using age appropriate skills and TYA expertise Work with the TYA service to provide equitable access to supportive care across the Yorkshire and Humberside Region Work with Designated hospital teams to provide age appropriate care to young people aged 18-24 As a core member of the TYA MDT, contribute to the multidisciplinary discussion and patient assessment and core planning decisions Provide education, advice and support to health care professionals on the specific needs of Young people with cancer.
Will liaise with other agencies in health, social care, education and charity partners to provide a comprehensive age appropriate package of care to support these young people.
About us You will be joining a multidisciplinary team comprised of Lead Nurse, 3 TYA CNS, 2 Teenage Cancer Trust Youth workers, Learning mentor, 2 Young Lives Verses cancer Social workers and 2 Clinical Psychologists We are passionate about service development, ensuring our service is the best it can be for the Young People we work with.
They are the core of our service.
The post gives you an exciting and unique opportunity to work across adult and childrens services with multiple teams giving an insight into different ways of working and bigger picture of NHS care Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles.
As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed.
If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job description Job responsibilities JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARYThis is a regional service that provides holistic and expert care to Teenagers and Young adults with Cancer aged 16 - 24 years of age across the region, and into both Child and Adult Services.The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload.
The jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care.The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care, treatment and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service.
The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources.The job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working.
As a role model they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.
The job holder will provide training and education to staff groups, patients and families/carers.
Person Specification Experience Essential Significant and recent relevant experience working as a Band 5 Staff Nurse or equivalent post registration experience within speciality Audit and Standard Setting Awareness of current issues in health care Desirable Experience of clinical audit and standard setting Service development and/or change management Knowledge of different needs of Teenage and Young adult patients with Cancer Experience working with Teenagers and Young adults Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse (RN Child) Level 1 or 2 Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or equivalent experience of teaching and assessment Evidence of continued professional development Willing to undergo training as necessary Desirable Post registration qualification in specialty Degree level education or evidence of working towards Nurse Prescribing qualification Skills & Behaviours Essential Compassionate and caring Capable of lateral thinking Motivator of self and others Positive approach to change Assertive and courageous Flexible Adaptable Able to manage stress in self and others Excellent written and verbal skills Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload Desirable IT Skills Other Criteria Essential Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy Ability to travel in between Trust premises and patient homes for community visits Must have driving licence