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SalaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for the right candidate to join our dynamic and growing Acute Oncology Nursing Team as a Macmillan Nurse Consultant. We are looking for a highly skilled acute nurse with advanced skills who has experience in oncology and A&E, and is passionate about, delivering high quality cancer care, specialising in Acute Oncology. If you have the skills to, leadership skills, clinical competence and have attitudes and characteristics of a Nurse Consultant we would love to hear from you.
The Acute Oncology team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells comprises of a team of Acute Oncology Nurse Practitioners, CNS's, support worker and navigator who work across both sites at Maidstone Hospital and Pembury. To date the team’s achievements, include implementation of a 7-day service, working together to support patients with complications of cancer treatments, and cancer related issues, promoting early recognition, management and early supportive discharge.
The advertised role has been developed following recommendations from the Kent & Medway Cancer Alliance Acute Oncology Improvement Report and the wider Oncology Review and is aligned to National recommendations for the need for AOS Clinical Leadership, collaborative working and engagement with improved working practices and equitability between Cancer Centres and District General Hospitals.
The job will involve working as an autonomous advanced practitioner with nurse led clinics, collaboration across Kent & Medway teams, service development with standardised education programme, defined pathways to improve patient outcomes, experience and ensure an equitable and accessible 7-day Acute Oncology Service. The role of Acute Oncology Nurse Consultant will be subdivided into 50% focus across K&M for strategic leadership and innovations such asdevelopmentof planned Oncology SDEC within AOS and 50% patient/clinical focus based at MTW providing clinical with outpatient, AO assessment unit and supporting complex inpatient caseloads as required; providing responsive expert service.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent and is the Kent Oncology Centre for Kent & Medway
The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.
The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients – the first of its kind in the country.
We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.
Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.
Following your Corporate Induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please emailmtw-tr.professionalstandards@nhs.netif this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atEnhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)
At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.
Interview Date:TBC
This advert closes on Monday 5 Feb 2024
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