Clinicla Nurse Specialist Oncology
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Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) – Oncology
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Department: Oncology Services
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Are you a passionate Oncology nurse looking to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist or Candidate CNS in Oncology to join a leading private hospital where education, mentorship, and career growth are actively encouraged and supported.
Job Purpose
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Oncology will provide expert clinical care, support, and education to patients undergoing cancer treatment within the hospital’s oncology service. The post holder will act as a key worker for patients and their families, ensuring high standards of evidence-based nursing care, care coordination, patient advocacy, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver specialist nursing care to oncology patients across outpatient, inpatient, and day-care settings.
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualised care plans.
- Provide symptom management and supportive care throughout the patient journey.
- Monitor patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapies and coordinate appropriate interventions.
- Act as a patient advocate, ensuring patients’ physical, psychological, social, and emotional needs are addressed.
- Facilitate timely referrals to allied healthcare professionals and support services.
- Provide education regarding diagnosis, treatment options, side-effect management, and survivorship.
Essential Qualifications
- Registered General Nurse (RGN) with active registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
- Minimum 5 years’ post-registration experience, including significant experience within oncology nursing.
- Postgraduate qualification in Oncology Nursing or a related specialty.
- Eligibility to work in Ireland.
- Experience managing patients receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, and supportive oncology care.
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary healthcare environment.
- Proven ability to assess complex patient needs and implement effective care plans.
- Experience in patient education and care coordination.
Benefits
- Competitive salary package.
- Private healthcare benefits
- Pension scheme.
- Continuing professional development support.
- Educational funding opportunities.
- Employee wellbeing programmes.
- Career progression within a leading private hospital.
Consultant
Frances Masterson
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