Children's Oncology Outreach Nurse

Are you a compassionate, skilled nurse with a passion for supporting children and young people living with cancer?, We are looking for a dedicated Children's Oncology Outreach Nurse with excellent communication skills to join our specialist GWH team, providing treatment, monitoring and high-quality care and support to children, young people, and their families throughout their cancer journey -- from hospital to homes, schools, and local communities.

This is a 22.5 hour position working Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with a degree of flexibility to cover service need.

If you are keen to deliver holistic care to children and young people with cancer, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside and support the Lead Children's Oncology Outreach Nurse as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide an effective and supportive service to children and young people with cancer, their families and carers, in both hospital and community settings.

They will act as a key worker providing clinical guidance and expert knowledge in assessing, implementing and evaluating the needs of this patient group. They will provide specialist clinical skills, teaching, education, psychosocial support and leadership to enable families, carers and other professionals, in all settings, to manage the child's needs.

They will provide the support required to the Children's Unit in order for high quality care to be delivered to children with cancer following local, regional and national guidelines.

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.