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There is an exciting opportunity for a passionate, experienced cancer nurse to join the Macmillan Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist service, providing high quality patient centered care to those living with lung cancer.
The role involves undertaking a comprehensive Holistic Needs Assessment and care planning at key stages during the illness experience, acting as the patient’s main point of contact coordinating their pathway from the point that lung cancer is suspected.
The post holder will have the opportunity to provide specialist support during outpatient consultations, review inpatients and respond to alerts when lung cancer patients are admitted as an emergency, demonstrating the ability to plan and implement programs of care in response to presenting symptoms.
We welcome applications from passionate, experienced cancer nurses who want to make a different and have recent experience in caring for patients living with lung cancer.
Working as a core member of the lung cancer multidisciplinary team, the post holder will provide high quality patient centred care to those living with lung cancer from the point of suspicion of the disease.
The post holder will act as the main point of contact, managing a caseload of patients, providing specialist information, help and support, liaising with other healthcare professionals within the MDT, primary and secondary care to ensure a seamless service for patients and their families.
The post holder will support the Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists in the delivery of an innovative, high-quality service to those living with lung cancer.
The post holder will be responsible for implementing the key elements of Personalised Care, ensuring patients are offered a Holistic Needs Assessment/care planning at key stages in the pathway in line with national directives.
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachael Mynard Job title: Macmillan Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Email address: Rachael.mynard@nhs.net Telephone number: 01604544226
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