Macmillan Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Clinical Nurse Specialist
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We are looking for a motivated and dependable nurse to join our Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer Nursing team as a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist. In this role you will work alongside our dedicated team of Clinical Nurse Specialists to provide comprehensive physical and emotional support to cancer patients throughout their treatment journey and collaborate closely with the broader Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic patient care.
The role demands a proactive and approachable team member who takes clinical responsibility for patients diagnosed with Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic cancers, making informed decisions within their professional scope to ensure that established standards and objectives are achieved. You will collaborate with all key members of the multidisciplinary team, providing advice and support to colleagues in delivering specialised patient care across professional boundaries.
Key responsibilities include undertaking nurse‑led clinics and services, ensuring excellent standards of nursing care to patients through the planning, coordinating, delivery and evaluation of clinics; and working autonomously to deliver specialist clinical care appropriate to the needs of the patient group and service based on research‑based principles that enhance the quality of patient care.
* Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct, contributing to corporate objectives and acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
* Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi‑professional team locally and within the West Midlands Clinical Strategic Network to enable a high‑quality service.
* A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development within a defined speciality.
* Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients ensuring appropriate high‑quality care within the speciality is planned, implemented and evaluated/audited.
* Support staff by advising on national, local and Trust policy, procedures/guidelines, embedding clinical governance in practice.
* Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management, including complex patient monitoring, equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures.
* Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK, proud of our employees across our hospital sites with a focus on high‑quality patient care.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience and different perspectives available in our diverse society, ensuring everyone feels respected, valued and able to achieve their potential.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Name: Claire Pearce; Job title: Lead Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Nurse Specialist; Email address: claire.pearce@uhcw.nhs.uk; Telephone: 024 7696 5618. Please contact Claire Pearce for an informal talk about the position.
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