Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for 2 highly motivated dynamic nurses with excellent organisational skills to become an active member of the Skin cancer multidisciplinary team working across 3 hospital sites. You will participate in the provision of high-quality care to suspected skin cancer patients as well as new and follow up patients diagnosed with a skin cancer and their families through surgical, oncology and palliative treatments.
You will also become part of the newly created teledermatology team supporting the consultant dermatologists with our teledermatology pathway. This pathway will consist of nurse-led diagnosis and consenting telephone clinics, results clinics, supervised face to face suspected skin cancer clinic, as well as undertaking surgical procedures once trained.
You will also support the lead Macmillan skin cancer nurse specialist and advanced nurse practitioner to manage the skin cancer nursing team and actively participate with all aspects of the multidisciplinary team, adapting the service as required and supporting service development to ensure the service provided to both patients and team is World Class. This 22 month post has many opportunities, with set objectives as well as creating your own.
**Interviews for this post are due to take place 7th November 2024*
Main duties of the job
As well as supporting skin cancer patients and their families across 3 specialities, you will also become part of the newly created teledermatology team supporting the consultant dermatologists with our teledermatology pathway. This pathway will consist of nurse-led diagnosis and consenting telephone clinics, results clinics, supervised face to face suspected skin cancer clinic, as well as undertaking surgical procedures once trained.
**Secondment post possible for internal applications**
About us
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.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
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. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- Ensure a high standard of care for all patients with a diagnosis of skin cancer, providing a high standard of psychosocial support for the patient and their family/carers during and after any treatment.
- Act as an effective key worker for all patients and their families, providing advice, support and signposting when necessary.
- Develop through completion of relevant post grad modules advanced clinical assessment skills in nurse led clinics to autonomously manage patients with a skin cancer diagnosis to ensure that optimum physical and psychological care needs are met.
- Develop nurse led clinics working in parallel with multidisciplinary team members.
- Ensure patients holistic needs are taken into consideration in the decision making process utilising the relevant tools and skills
- Utilise highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
- Attend weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, and represent the MDT as required at local/regional business meetings and the West Midlands Expert Advisory Group meetings.
- Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes.
- Undertake highly specialised technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles.
- Responsible for training provision of identified staff groups within defined areas
- Regularly manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
- Support patients, carers and staff during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. breaking bad news or following an unexpected event
- Undertake and complete (if appropriate) the relevant surgical training to preform nurse led surgical procedures
- Attend the relevant chemotherapy training course to be deemed competent to support and educate the oncology patients within the servic
- To undertake delegated consent training as part of nurse-led consent clinics
- To undertake face to face suspected skin cancer clinics under the supervision of a consultant dermatologist
Leadership/management
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute towards corporate objectives, values, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
- Ensure accurate and timely documentation of the patients care is evident.
- A knowledgeable team leader, supporting staff, service and policy development within a defined area/speciality and attending patient safety meeting as required.
- To undertake relevant managerial course to be able to help manage the skin cancer nurse team i.e. appraisals, absences and e rostering.
- Assist with the cancer quality assurance process, including document preparation.
- Part lead with data collection for cancer registration liaising with the cancer services team as required.
- A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
- Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership, ensuring effective communication between all services.
- Link with the Macmillan Lead cancer nurse and other cancer CNSs/AHPs with the Trust
- Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
- Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
Education, teaching, audit and research
- Evaluate the results of the local and national cancer surveys, and ensure that appropriate action plans are developed
- Participation in clinical audit
- Assess patient and family educational needs in relation to surgical and oncological treatments that may be required, identifying and utilising appropriate resources
- Develop new skills in response to emerging knowledge and techniques
- Provide specialist education and training to other health care professionals involved in the care of patients with a skin cancer
- Develop the skin cancer nursing team through mentorship, education and coaching
For further details please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- Ensure a high standard of care for all patients with a diagnosis of skin cancer, providing a high standard of psychosocial support for the patient and their family/carers during and after any treatment.
- Act as an effective key worker for all patients and their families, providing advice, support and signposting when necessary.
- Develop through completion of relevant post grad modules advanced clinical assessment skills in nurse led clinics to autonomously manage patients with a skin cancer diagnosis to ensure that optimum physical and psychological care needs are met.
- Develop nurse led clinics working in parallel with multidisciplinary team members.
- Ensure patients holistic needs are taken into consideration in the decision making process utilising the relevant tools and skills
- Utilise highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
- Attend weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, and represent the MDT as required at local/regional business meetings and the West Midlands Expert Advisory Group meetings.
- Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes.
- Undertake highly specialised technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles.
- Responsible for training provision of identified staff groups within defined areas
- Regularly manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
- Support patients, carers and staff during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. breaking bad news or following an unexpected event
- Undertake and complete (if appropriate) the relevant surgical training to preform nurse led surgical procedures
- Attend the relevant chemotherapy training course to be deemed competent to support and educate the oncology patients within the servic
- To undertake delegated consent training as part of nurse-led consent clinics
- To undertake face to face suspected skin cancer clinics under the supervision of a consultant dermatologist
Leadership/management
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute towards corporate objectives, values, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
- Ensure accurate and timely documentation of the patients care is evident.
- A knowledgeable team leader, supporting staff, service and policy development within a defined area/speciality and attending patient safety meeting as required.
- To undertake relevant managerial course to be able to help manage the skin cancer nurse team i.e. appraisals, absences and e rostering.
- Assist with the cancer quality assurance process, including document preparation.
- Part lead with data collection for cancer registration liaising with the cancer services team as required.
- A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
- Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership, ensuring effective communication between all services.
- Link with the Macmillan Lead cancer nurse and other cancer CNSs/AHPs with the Trust
- Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
- Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
Education, teaching, audit and research
- Evaluate the results of the local and national cancer surveys, and ensure that appropriate action plans are developed
- Participation in clinical audit
- Assess patient and family educational needs in relation to surgical and oncological treatments that may be required, identifying and utilising appropriate resources
- Develop new skills in response to emerging knowledge and techniques
- Provide specialist education and training to other health care professionals involved in the care of patients with a skin cancer
- Develop the skin cancer nursing team through mentorship, education and coaching
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
