The post holder will play a key role in the Acute Oncology Team (AOT) and in the delivery of acute oncology services throughout the Trust.
The post holder will provide early input of specialist care to oncology patients, enabling faster and better care of patients with complications of chemotherapy, cancer, and unknown primary cancers.
Responsibilities
* Faster and better care of patients with complications of chemotherapy (early recognition, better treatment, early discharge)
* Faster and better care of patients with complications of cancer (early recognition, better treatment, rapid referral back to specialist oncology team, palliative care team, etc.)
* Appropriate investigation of patients who might benefit from treatment for unknown primary cancers (targeted investigations, rapid triage into specialist oncology or palliative care)
* Give advice and implement patient care requiring specific clinical knowledge, skills and experience
* Work alongside other clinical colleagues in Oncology, Palliative care, ED, Acute Medicine, Surgical, Radiology and Pathology to ensure quality of care to the patients is maximised
* Development of clinical guidelines and education programmes
* Carry responsibility for a defined case load or offer highly specialist service advice, including setting standards of care, assessment of care needs, and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care
* Act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the Multi-Professional team, patients and carers within their Speciality Service
* Triage and perform specialist assessment of patients nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills
* Contribute to a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within the specialist area, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements
* Support patients and their families, ensuring they receive the required information to enable self-management
* Recognise changes in patient’s condition requiring intervention of others and highlight this as part of the supportive advisory and liaison role
* Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records
* Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care and development of services
* Monitor investigation results, initiating further assessment/review of treatment pathway as required
* Contribute to the health promotion agenda with the local health economy
* Provide specialist expert clinical advice and guidance to clinical colleagues
* Undertake clinical supervision on an individual or group basis. Act as the patient's advocate and ambassador
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