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Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to provide maternity cover and join the Teenage and Young Adult Team (TYA) within the Cancer Directorate at the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in the role of Teenage and Young Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist.

This is an exciting chance to develop new skills at a band 6 level, whilst becoming part of a dynamic and expert team, leading the way in improving provision of TYA cancer care through collaborative working and shared commitment to young people with Cancer.

The TYA team provides specialist care to teenagers and young adults through all stages of the condition within an in-patient and outpatient setting. We provide a psychosocial support service alongside age-appropriate care to patients and their carers throughout the North East and Cumbria.  

The postholder will be required to work as part of the wider regional TYA Service team based at the Principal Treatment Centre (NCCC). 

• Interview Date Thursday, 01 August 2024
• 25 Hours/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

Main duties of the job

You should be a Registered Nurse with experience in dealing with Young Adults and have a sound knowledge of Cancer.  The post holder will establish close links with local and regional cancer services and act as a core member of the TYA MDT.   

By working with the TYA team and Site-Specific Teams you will promote a cohesive approach to developing TYA care within the region, in line with NHS service specification.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate their alignment to the Trust Values and Professional Leadership Behaviors and an ongoing commitment to continuously improving the quality of the service that is delivered in addition to monitoring and maintaining standards of care. You will need to be creative, highly motivated, and willing to develop this service. You should also possess excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.

We are committed to the care of young people going through a difficult time in their lives; we work very closely with Teenage Cancer Trust ensuring we treat the young person and not just the cancer.

Ability and willingness to travel is essential.

If you are excited by this opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.