Job details
Salary
£27,055 – £32,934 a year
Job type
Fixed term contract
Full Job Description
Are you a band 5 Registered nurse looking to develop your career in Cancer Care?
Are you interested in applying for a 12 month award winning development programme at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust?
We have an exciting opportunity for two nurses to apply for a Band 5 development nurse post for a secondment or fixed term period of 12 months. This development post offers the band 5 nurse the opportunity to develop and gain experience and skills in cancer nursing in order to apply for a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role.
This programme has won a national Macmillan Excellence award in 2022 and has developed two band 5 nurses who have successfully applied for band 6 cancer CNS posts.
The 12-month programme consists of:
- Practice placements in Medicine, Surgery and Palliative Care.
- Completion of competencies linked to Macmillan Competency Framework
- Funded Courses including Royal Marsden Foundations in cancer Care
- Mentor support