Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Lung Cancer Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist on a permanent contract, to complete the team of 6 lung CNS's, 2 pathway nurses and 2 assistant practitioners. This role will be for the NE Sector of NCA (Fairfield, Rochdale and Oldham).
The very well established lung cancer nursing team aims to provide a high quality service which is evidence based to support lung cancer and mesothelioma patients and their families/carers. Through collaborative working with members of the multi-disciplinary team, they provide specialist nursing intervention, specialist psychological, emotional, social, practical and financial support which is responsive to the patients and families' needs and is equitable and accessible to all.
The Lung Cancer Nursing team work very closely with all staff involved in the care of cancer patients but, in particular Respiratory Physicians, Oncologists, Ward staff and other Lung Cancer MDT members. The team liaise closely with both tertiary and primary care partners. The team are required to work with patients who present either via the 2 week wait referral system or present acutely to the service.
The objectives of the team are to:
- Provide support to patients and their families/carers from diagnosis through to palliative care by providing education, information, resources.
- Provide support to staff caring for patients with lung cancer and mesothelioma.
- Liaise with primary, secondary and tertiary centres.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- In the absence of and with the Clinical Nurse Specialist, provide leadership, complex specialist nursing advice and be a specialist advisory resource in order to further develop the lung cancer services within and outside the Trust, including Social Services, voluntary organisation and Patient forums.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of the lung cancer / pleural services for cancer patients requiring in-patient and out - patient treatment and care
- Undertake research and audit
- Provide education/training in own discipline/practical training or undertaking basic workplace assessments to the multidisciplinary Team, students, patients and carers as appropriate.
- Assess, plan and implement and evaluate specialist nursing care
About us
This is the place where success is achievable and every day offers the challenges, empowerment, freedom and support necessary to break new ground and improve life outcomes. If you want to play a part in creating a healthier community for Greater Manchester, take your place with us.
The post-holder will be a registered first level nurse with the NMC, have a relevant degree or experience. The role will require teaching of the multi-professional teams and, therefore, a qualification and/or teaching experience will be desirable. Experience in clinical audit and data collection is also desirable. You must be able to communicate effectively at all levels, have an understanding of managing your own caseload, demonstrate effective teamwork and participate in ongoing teaching and audit programmes.
Do you want to:-
- Progress your career within the specialist lung cancer service ( there will be band 7 posts becoming vacant with in the team within 12 - 18 months)
- Work within progressive multi-disciplinary team
- Be involved in educational delivery, service developments and research and audit projects
If so, this post may be of interest to you.
Please see the person specification /Job Description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will:
- Co-ordinate and participate in the provision of a full range of lung cancer specialist services
- Provide specialist holistic assessment and evaluation of individual patients needs referring to other multidisciplinary team members, as appropriate. Action plans to be developed.
- Participate in the training and assessment of staff in respect of lung cancer care
- Liaise and communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary teams, attending the MDT meetings and contribute to the discussions and patient assessment / care planning decision at the weekly meetings if appropriate.
- Ensure a high quality of written and other information is available for patients and their carers
- Provide specialist advice and information to professional colleagues, both in primary and secondary care
- Participate in the development of nurse led clinics as appropriate, and evaluate their effectiveness
- Evaluate the patient pathway and develop referral and discharge criteria for specialist intervention
- Ensure written consent for clinical procedures
- Regularly contribute to clinical decisions regarding changes to patient care interventions
- Be aware of appropriate Trust policies and procedures
- In collaboration with the Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, develop, implement and monitor quality assurance and risk management initiatives within the clinical area in line with the Trusts strategy for quality and risk management
- Lead on patient communication issues and co-ordination of the patients pathway for patients referred to the team acting as the key worker or responsible for nominating the key worker for the patients accessing with the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will:
- Co-ordinate and participate in the provision of a full range of lung cancer specialist services
- Provide specialist holistic assessment and evaluation of individual patients needs referring to other multidisciplinary team members, as appropriate. Action plans to be developed.
- Participate in the training and assessment of staff in respect of lung cancer care
- Liaise and communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary teams, attending the MDT meetings and contribute to the discussions and patient assessment / care planning decision at the weekly meetings if appropriate.
- Ensure a high quality of written and other information is available for patients and their carers
- Provide specialist advice and information to professional colleagues, both in primary and secondary care
- Participate in the development of nurse led clinics as appropriate, and evaluate their effectiveness
- Evaluate the patient pathway and develop referral and discharge criteria for specialist intervention
- Ensure written consent for clinical procedures
- Regularly contribute to clinical decisions regarding changes to patient care interventions
- Be aware of appropriate Trust policies and procedures
- In collaboration with the Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, develop, implement and monitor quality assurance and risk management initiatives within the clinical area in line with the Trusts strategy for quality and risk management
- Lead on patient communication issues and co-ordination of the patients pathway for patients referred to the team acting as the key worker or responsible for nominating the key worker for the patients accessing with the team.
Person Specification
Eductaion
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Degree or working towards / experience
Experience
Essential
- Respiratory or Cancer experience
Person Specification
Eductaion
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Degree or working towards / experience
Experience
Essential
- Respiratory or Cancer experience
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).