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Borders General Hospital
Borders Macmillan Centre
Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Permanent: 22.5hrs (shared job). 22.5hr/wk will continue after April 2025
Band 7
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated registered nurse to join the Macmillan Lung Cancer Nursing Service. The post is based within Borders Macmillan Centre, Borders General Hospital, where opportunities for continuing professional development are supported.
Working autonomously and utilising clinical expertise, the post holder will facilitate multidisciplinary working across professional boundaries in health and social care settings by providing a person-centred nurse led service; through investigation, diagnosis and treatment, supporting anticipatory care planning and bereavement as appropriate.
The ability to work independently and facilitate respectful team working across local and regional professional boundaries is essential. This includes representation and participation in weekly lung cancer multi-disciplinary team meetings and periodic South East Scotland Regional meetings.
Educated to or working towards Masters level qualification, with recent experience at Band 6 or above in a relevant clinical setting, the post holder will have excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills. The ability to work flexibly and cover annual leave, and absence on occasion is required.
For informal enquiries please contact Lynda Taylor, Macmillan Nurse Consultant Cancer, Borders Macmillan Centre 01896 826888
Interviewees will be asked to give a 10 minute presentation on ‘The Role of the Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist in a district general hospital’.
Interview date: Tuesday 3rd March
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
**PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
