Working Full time:
37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday
Fixed term basis:
18 months / secondment
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated registered nurse to join the Plastic Surgery team at the Countess of Chester Hospital on a fixed term basis for 18 months or secondment.
As a skin cancer specialist nurse, the post holder will have a strong focus on skin cancer aiding the Plastic Surgery service to achieve the best outcomes for patients experiencing skin cancer. The successful applicant must have Plastics or Dermatology experience and have a keen interest in skin cancer.
The post holder will require competencies.
The Junior Clinical Nurse competencies are underpinned by the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (DoH, 2004) and the post holder will be expected to operate towards the higher end of each of these dimensions.
Main duties of the job The post holder will be required to work closely with the senior cancer specialist nurses and alongside clinicians and the multidisciplinary team, providing holistic care. The post holder will be involved with weekly MDT discussions and responsible for completing outcomes and referrals to other specialist areas. The post holder will conduct nurse led clinics and be able to conduct these autonomously within their scope of practice. The post holder will act as a mentor to junior members of staff and clinical support workers. The post holder must be able to demonstrate good leadership skills and they must have obtained their mentorship qualification and regularly mentored and assessed junior members of staff. The post holder will have an opportunity to carry out minor operations within an outpatient setting, which is something the service is exploring.
About us The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential RN/ RSCN Diploma or equivalent Degree or working towards Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study Teaching and assessing qualification 998/ 997/ mentorship or equivalent
Desirable Management qualification or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience Essential Specialty knowledge and experience Basic knowledge of financial management within the clinical setting Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives To complete the Trust toolkit competencies Relevant Post Registration clinical experience Initiation and implementation of change
Desirable Clinical Nurse Specialist mentorship and development Countess 20:20 Leadership Programme
Employer details Employer name Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL
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210-2024-1089-A
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37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday
Fixed term basis:
18 months / secondment
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated registered nurse to join the Plastic Surgery team at the Countess of Chester Hospital on a fixed term basis for 18 months or secondment.
As a skin cancer specialist nurse, the post holder will have a strong focus on skin cancer aiding the Plastic Surgery service to achieve the best outcomes for patients experiencing skin cancer. The successful applicant must have Plastics or Dermatology experience and have a keen interest in skin cancer.
The post holder will require competencies.
The Junior Clinical Nurse competencies are underpinned by the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (DoH, 2004) and the post holder will be expected to operate towards the higher end of each of these dimensions.
Main duties of the job The post holder will be required to work closely with the senior cancer specialist nurses and alongside clinicians and the multidisciplinary team, providing holistic care. The post holder will be involved with weekly MDT discussions and responsible for completing outcomes and referrals to other specialist areas. The post holder will conduct nurse led clinics and be able to conduct these autonomously within their scope of practice. The post holder will act as a mentor to junior members of staff and clinical support workers. The post holder must be able to demonstrate good leadership skills and they must have obtained their mentorship qualification and regularly mentored and assessed junior members of staff. The post holder will have an opportunity to carry out minor operations within an outpatient setting, which is something the service is exploring.
About us The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential RN/ RSCN Diploma or equivalent Degree or working towards Post-registration qualification or evidence of further study Teaching and assessing qualification 998/ 997/ mentorship or equivalent
Desirable Management qualification or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience Essential Specialty knowledge and experience Basic knowledge of financial management within the clinical setting Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives To complete the Trust toolkit competencies Relevant Post Registration clinical experience Initiation and implementation of change
Desirable Clinical Nurse Specialist mentorship and development Countess 20:20 Leadership Programme
Employer details Employer name Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
210-2024-1089-A
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