The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will demonstrate practice in both direct patient care and have the ability to support and develop services. Through the key skills of leadership, innovation, and clinical expertise, the CNS will facilitate and deliver patient-centered care that is efficient and effective.
Main duties of the job
1. Job overview
2. The CNS is a core member within the multidisciplinary care team (MDT) and will work collaboratively with clinicians and service managers to promote, develop, review, and redesign services that are responsive and relevant to patients’ needs in line with national and local objectives. The CNS is an autonomous practitioner with the freedom to act to influence patient care and service provision.
3. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
4. This is a permanent post.
5. To be a Key Worker for their caseload, ensuring everyone receives a high standard of personalized care, working to coordinate care and provide easy access to services and ongoing physical and emotional support for patients, their carers, and families.
6. To act as the patient advocate within the site-specific Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT).
7. Demonstrates leadership through clinical expertise, delivering high standards of personalized care by acting as a key worker, identifying needs through holistic needs assessment, and co-creating a care and support plan with people living with cancer.
8. Deliver Nurse Led Clinics utilizing Holistic Needs assessment.
9. Establish working relationships and communication links between primary, secondary, tertiary, and independent care providers to improve care for patients and provide specialist clinical expertise, advice, and support when required.
10. Ensure that professionals adhere to the implementation and monitoring of relevant clinical guidelines, policies, and procedures within their scope of practice and specialty.
11. Demonstrate critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills to differentiate between normal, variations of normal, and abnormal findings, taking appropriate action and enabling fast-track assessment if required or expediting further action.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organization
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others, or simply want a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales has all the right ingredients. The largest health organization in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute, and elective hospital services for a population of around [population number], across North Wales. Join our team and receive the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity. We are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
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