Band 7 Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the UHB Head and Neck Cancer CNS Team has arisen.

Is this the job for you?

You will a proven record of experience at Band 6 or above as a Clinical Nurse Specialist within Head and Neck cancer. You will have ward or clinical area management/ leadership within the last 3 years and the ability to be conversant with operational issues commensurate with the Band 7 role. You will possess a high level of competence in management of the patient with an altered airway in both the initial and long term in order to support the patient and carers both the acute and community setting. You will be skilled at supporting the patient and carers to maximise potential of independence of the care of the altered airway. You will demonstrate your skill and passion for the speciality as well as strong leadership skills at interview.

The role involves supporting and progressing the patient with a head and neck cancer through cancer suspicion, investigations, diagnosis, treatment and the impact of the disease and treatment.

The Head and Neck service is delivered at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH) and Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and your job plan will be between the two sites.

The Head and Neck CNSs sits within the wider Head and Neck team of Altered Airway CNSs, Skull Base CNSs and Thyroid cancer CNSs. There will be mutual support between the wider team to ensure the service needs are delivered. You will demonstrate a proactive, flexible, adaptable approach.

Main duties of the job

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About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.