201256 - Clinical Nurse Specialist (LC)

Band 6 (£39,912 - £48,635)

Nhs Lothian, Craigleith, City of Edinburgh

Full time
Permanent

Posted 6 days ago, 14 Nov | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

DEPARTMENT OF CANCER SERVICES

Cancer of Unknown Primary/ Hepatobiliary CANCER TEAM

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 6 : Part Time 14.48 hours ( per Reduced Working week)

Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.

Do you like Oncology Nursing? Does supporting the extension of patient centred services appeal to you? Do you see your career developing down the clinical nurse specialist route?

If the answer is yes to these questions, you may be interested in this exciting opportunity! A vacancy has arisen in the CUP/HPB specialist nursing team.
The team are based at the Western General Hospital but provide cross-site working across NHS Lothian. The post-holder will work closely with other specialties such as medicine and HPB surgery.

The successful applicant will be a first level registered nurse with experience in Oncology and/or palliative care and will have good communication skills and the ability to work autonomously. Further related study is desirable but not essential.

Further information and informal enquires regarding this post can be obtained from Rachel Haigh Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist Rachel Haigh@nhs.scot Emma Childs Interim Nurse Consultant Emma.Childs@nhs.scot

A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link: https://services.nhslothian.scot/nursingandmidwifery/strategic-plan-2023-2028/

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.