Job summary
We are looking for a Band 6 nurse to lead the North Norfolk Macmillan centre at Cromer Hospital. This centre covers outpatients, day surgery & the chemotherapy unit.

Speciliaites include, head & neck cancer, dermatology, urology, haematology & oncology.

You will support the wider Band 6 team at Cromer & the Band 7 providing site leadership in the absence of Matron. Supporting the emergency response team for the site for unwell patients & cardiac arrests.

Main duties of the job
We are looking for a forward thinking Nurse with cancer experience who is able to lead the department along with expanding services for the future. As post-holder you will lead and work as part of your team, providing multi-specialty clinical leadership & management within the department. You will provide direct patient care acting as a resource and role model for the clinical team. Chemo giving experience is desirable

About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job responsibilities

• Registered Nurse on appropriate part of NMC register
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in cancer services / day surgery / chemotherapy giving
• ILS trained

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Qualifications/training and professional development
Essential

• Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC register
• Post registration qualification relevant to the clinical area or equivalent experience

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience at Band 5 level, of which some is to be in a position relevant to the specialty
• Experience of managing and leading a clinical area

Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential

• Competency in advanced clinical skills including enhanced practice
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Attitude, apptitude
Essential

• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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