Faster Diagnostic standard nurse Head and neck cancer Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Faster Diagnostic standard nurse Head and neck cancer Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Responsible for the telephone assessment clinic, planning, and implementation of the Head and Neck Cancer pathways following GP suspected cancer referral.
Undertake a comprehensive assessment using appropriate risk calculator tool and including past medical history, medication history and review of symptoms.
Provide explanation and information regarding diagnostic investigations and cancer pathway, addressing peoples complex and changing health and well-being needs.
Work with the cancer referrals office to provide a seamless service, ensuring all subsequent investigations/clinical input/actions are undertaken in a timely manner to meet FDS standards.
To be trained in Nurse-led follow up virtual results clinics, and ensure patients are informed of the outcome of their tests within the set guidelines.
To develop a higher level of practice through the provision of specialist Nursing knowledge and expertise in the delivery of diagnostic pathways for Head and Neck suspected cancers.
Education, Training and Research
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To develop a higher level of practice through the provision of specialist Nursing knowledge and expertise in the delivery of diagnostic pathways for Head and Neck suspected cancers.
To ensure the delivery of high-quality patient-centred care and promote a patient-focused multidisciplinary approach in collaboration with carers, health care professionals and other agencies.
Identifies and escalates any patients not suitable for telephone triage or concerns to the cancer referrals office as appropriate.
To establish and maintain robust communication channels with professional colleagues across a range of services including primary, secondary and tertiary care, ensuring the provision of a seamless service to the patient and family.
Take all measures to ensure patient safety, ensuring own and others knowledge of relevant local/national policies and procedures, and that these are adhered to.
Maintain detailed and accurate clinical records as per national and Trust Policy.
To monitor the straight to test service provision and contribute to the management of resources within the OMFS, ENT and Thyroid departments.
To assist with the implementation of audit, quality, and risk management initiatives, used to improve care and services.
To use outcome data to periodically review and refine the straight to test service.
To assist with the formulation and update of policies in line with latest research for best practice.
Education, Training and Research
Identify own training and development needs, establish objectives for personal development and undertake appropriate training/education as required.
Develop and maintain own knowledge and expertise within the speciality related to patient treatment, care pathways and health promotion, and apply this to practice.
Participate in the development of evidence-based standards, policies, and guidelines at a local level.
Identify areas of risk / poor quality and raise awareness of these through local governance structures.
To conduct audit activities to assess and monitor the quality of nursing practice in the specialist service, and that will improve the quality of care and health outcomes in the specialist area.
To participate in collaborative research projects within the specialist area relevant to practice development and local and national initiatives.
To attend all statutory and mandatory training as and when required to do so.
To take part in reflection and appropriate learning from practice, in order to maintain and develop competence and performance.
Accountable for his/her own nursing practice and practices in accordance with the Trust and The Code (NMC, 2018) and other appropriate NMC guidelines.
Ensure that all Trust/Department policies and guidelines are adhered to.
Maintain patient confidentiality at all times and ensure that care is delivered in a high quality courteous manner.
Help to Identify service development needs and participate in facilitating agreed changes in service.
To collect and submit activity data using information systems available.
Participate in an annual individual performance review process where objectives will be agreed, performance monitored, and personal development needs discussed.
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