Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Acute Oncology Nurse (AON) will work with the team to coordinate and influence the delivery of the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) within Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) alongside consultant leads and the local Acute Oncology Team (AOT) which comprises members of the oncology and haematology services and clinical colleagues in palliative care, acute medicine, emergency care, radiology and pathology., The post holder will give advice to patients and other healthcare professionals using their specialist clinical knowledge, skills and experience through the urgent advice line.

The AON will ensure timely access and at times first response to review, diagnostics and treatment for patients providing ongoing support and information to patients and carers throughout the pathway.

The AON performs assessment of inpatient and outpatient nursing needs and plan, implement & evaluate timely care delivery and treatment according to changing healthcare needs in liaison with the consultant leads and healthcare colleagues.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff., Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.