CUP & Rare Diseases CNS Oncology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Oncology Team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals trust as a Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) and Rare Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for a 6 month temporary post / secondment.

The CUP and Rare Cancer CNS will provide specialist, high quality expert nursing care and support for patients (and their carers) with CUP and Rare Cancers, delivering holistic, patient centred care according to their changing health care needs. They will work closely with the Multidisciplinary teams, acting as the patients advocate to help in ensuring the best outcomes as the patients key worker throughout their diagnostic and treatment pathway.

The applicant should have specialist skills, knowledge and experience in oncology and possess excellent communication skills.

For further details/informal visits please contact Sam Toland, Nurse Consultant in Cancer Care and Lead SACT Nurse: S.Toland@nhs.net Tel 01905 763333 ext 33855 or Mob: 07729108364

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as the key worker for patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) and rare cancer using excellent communication skills, provide holistic needs assessment and care.

To provide psychological support and care, advice, information for patients, carers and families.

The post holder must have the ability to work autonomously and independently

To act as a resource and to advise health and social care personnel on any aspects of patients therapeutic programmes of care.

To be an active member of the CUP and NET (Neuroendocrine Tumour) MDTs and where appropriate feedback any outcomes to the patient, carers and relatives.

Job responsibilities

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.