Overview
The Metastatic Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role is a fixed-term post for 6 months to meet service needs. The CNS will demonstrate practice in direct patient care and have the ability to support and develop services. Working alongside a band 7 Metastatic CNS and through leadership, innovation and clinical expertise, the CNS will facilitate and deliver patient-centred care that is efficient and effective.
The CNS is a core member of the multidisciplinary care team (MDT) and will work collaboratively with clinicians and service managers to promote, develop, review and redesign services that are responsive 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. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of services across primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital settings for a population of around 700,000 across North Wales. The organisation supports its values and leadership framework and is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Details on how to apply, recruitment correspondence and language considerations are provided in the job posting. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than English-language applications.
Responsibilities
* Be a Key Worker for their caseload, ensuring high standards of personalised care, coordinating care and providing ongoing physical and emotional support for patients, their carers and families.
* Act as the patient advocate within the site-specific MDT.
* Demonstrate leadership through clinical expertise, deliver high standards of personalised care, conduct holistic needs assessments, and co-create care and support plans with people living with cancer.
* Deliver Nurse Led Clinics utilising Holistic Needs Assessments.
* Establish working relationships and communication links between primary, secondary, tertiary and independent care providers to improve care and provide specialist clinical expertise, advice and support when required.
* Ensure adherence to relevant clinical guidelines, policies and procedures within scope of practice and speciality.
Demonstrates critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning to differentiate normal from abnormal findings and to take appropriate action, including fast-track assessment when required.
Qualifications
* Essential: NMC Registered Nurse
* Desirable: Evidence of ongoing professional development
Essential criteria also include an interest in oncology.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
#J-18808-Ljbffr