Clinical Nurse Specialist

• You will manage your own case load and be responsible for organising and managing your work on a daily basis, providing specialist nursing expertise as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Reviewing patients post chemotherapy in the community
• Giving support to families, administering medication including chemotherapy and biological therapies, advanced symptom control at end of life, visiting school to support the child's return to education etc.

• Registered Children's Nurse with the NMC registration and have substantial recent post registration experience in Paediatric Haematology/Oncology
• Current Driving licence
• You will be required to undertake weekend work and participate in a 24 hour on call rota supporting young people receiving palliative care at home
• RNC/RN8 degree or diploma level
• Current NMC registration
• Relevant post registration qualification as required for speciality
• 998 or mentorship / supervisor training
• Experience of providing clinical advice in relation to the specialist area
• Experience of determining appropriate solution to problems pulling on different information available
• Experience of planning provision of care for patients
• Mentoring experience with nursing students and training/development teaching of junior colleagues
• Experience of writing policies and procedures for different audiences
• Knowledge of clinical governance activities, including audit, benchmarking and quality improvement
• Ability to dynamically risk assess clinical situations and respond appropriately
• Ability to monitor and respond to changes in patient conditions effectively
• Effective communication skills to provide guidance and education to patients
• Ability to develop education and training programmes
• Ability to build relationships for collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and external agencies
• Skills in collecting and analysing data and using evidence based practice to improve patient outcomes
• Ability to respect the cultural, social, and religious diversity within society
• Ability to manage complex and challenging situations with empathy
• Ability to adapt to different settings and patient needs
• Access to transportation to travel around the city, region or country

• Clinical skills and pathophysiology module (or willingness to undertake depending on role within speciality)
• Good Clinical Practice GCP certificate
• Non-Medical Prescribing (depending on role)

generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing programmes, and exclusive discounts