Job overview
This a fantastic opportunity for a Band 6 Chemotherapy nurse to undertake the duties of a Lung cancer nurse. The candidate will work alongside the lung MDT to deliver outstanding care to our lung cancer service users.
Main duties of the job
To communicate and work in partnership with all members of the MDT to ensure a seamless pathway of care for patients from diagnosis through treatment and follow up care.
To be an autonomous practitioner and manage own caseload and work with colleagues to provide the highest possible standards of care for patients diagnosed with Lung cancer.
·To support and co-ordinate patient’s / family / carer from diagnosis onwards through all stages of their disease and treatment modalities and utilise excellent communication skills to complete appropriate onward referrals for your cohort of patients.
·To act as point of contact and offer to be the Lung ‘keyworker’ for patients and their families and carer.
·Ensure the Holistic Needs Assessments and Treatment Summaries are completed for all patients at key points of their cancer treatment pathway. The post holder will be required to liaise with and ensure relevant referrals and appropriate signposting onto allied health professionals and services as required.
Working for our organisation
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·To provide and offer a wide range of information and support to patients their family and/or carers at all stages of their cancer journey. This includes access and utilisation of Information Prescriptions and signposting to the Whittington Health Macmillan Information service.
·To competently act as the patients, advocate and assist patients in understanding their disease and treatments available to them, to enable them to make informed choices about their care
·Assist in the co-ordination of patient treatment pathways between the various departments in both primary and secondary care to facilitate continuity of care.
·To attend the Lung outpatient clinics, face to face or virtually.
·To be a core member of the Lung MDT and attend the palliative care and site-specific MDT’s where Lung patients are being discussed and as deemed appropriate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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·To establish links and develop networking opportunities with other Lung CNSs.
·To support and assess all patients with an Lung cancer diagnosis, who are in-patients, with cancer related symptoms. Liaising with ward staff and Consultants as appropriate, to provide a seamless approach to enhance the patient’s pathway and experience.
·To ensure that patients are referred onto other health care professionals and services to ensure a seamless, high-quality pathway of care for them, their families and carers.
·To establish and maintain close working relationships between the Hospital and Primary Care teams and relevant Community Palliative care teams.
·To be responsible in ensuring accurate and comprehensive documentation in all patients' notes which include the trusts EPR and Somerset Cancer database system.
·To work as part of the MDT’s core membership, actively participate in the National Cancer Quality Surveillance Process and any other relevant quality measures per specialism.
·To regularly attend the Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Forum and participate in the agreed projects/work streams as agreed by the group.
·To provide CNS cover for cancer CNS colleagues during leave and absence.
·To be competent in managing your own timetable and caseload.
·To possess exemplary time management skills.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. First level RGN registration
2. Advanced communication skills training
3. Experience within the field of oncology as a Band 6 or above.
Desirable criteria
4. Education or working towards master’s level or willing to work towards
Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Up to date knowledge of cancer pathways and treatments
6. Working in the healthcare sector with relevant oncology experience
7. Understanding of the cancer patient, family and carers issues and their role in service development
Desirable criteria
8. Experience & understanding of the key worker role.
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Highly developed interpersonal skills with an ability to inspire and motivate teams.
10. Demonstrates advanced clinical skills in managing complex care situations.
11. Experience of understanding and applying research, audit to deliver the clinical governance agenda.
Desirable criteria
12. Facilitation and coaching skills
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
13. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
14. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
15. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
16. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
17. Participate in required training and supervision.
18. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.