Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic registered nurse with Respiratory and/or Oncology experience, who wants to make a break into specialist nursing?
Led by a highly experienced team of specialist nurses, our Lung Cancer team is expanding. With the exciting addition of a nurse-led solitary lung nodule service & a growing case load, we have an exciting opportunity to appoint a Band 6 Nurse Specialist. We are seeking to offer a learning experience to a highly motivated registered nurse who is passionate and committed to delivering excellent holistic care for all patients with Lung Cancer.
We are a small team, but growing team, that provides inpatient and outpatient services for patients with lung cancer. The service provides highly specialised expert advice and support by direct involvement from pre diagnosis and for all those affected by lung cancer throughout their cancer journey.
Ideally, we are looking for a nurse who has experience working closely with patients who have cancer & respiratory conditions and have an understanding of treatment pathways and symptom management. A basic understanding of the Somerset cancer register is desirable. However, full training & support will be given to the successful applicant.
Main duties of the job
JOB PURPOSE:
- The Associate Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist role is a highly specialised & expert role, designed to expertly assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised programmes of specialist evidence-based nursing for the lung cancer patient and their families, in collaboration with other key professionals.
- Be responsible for ensuring high standards of holistic specialist nursing care is provided to all lung cancer patients & their carers across the Fylde Coast.
- You must work as part of a multi-professional team ensuring patients with lung cancer receive the highest standard of care, information, and support from pre-diagnosis throughout the course of their disease.
- You will be a role model to ward staff, patients, and the multi-professional team, demonstrating high standards of care and clinical leadership.
- As part of the Specialist Nurse team, you will collaborate with colleagues to co-ordinate workload distribution. You will be required to practice in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority, and expertise. You will exercise a freedom to act in the absence of & alongside the consultant teams, to direct and guide patient care and treatment, with the support of the Lead Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist & other Band 7 Nurse Specialists.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
We recommend that all individuals employed in patient facing roles, or those located on a ward or department where patients receive a service should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To provide a comprehensive & holistic assessment of patients with Lung Cancer, acting as the patients advocate to ensure the delivery of care is focused on the lung cancer patient and family.
- Demonstrate a capability to engage in decision making in relation to the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of patient care, in collaboration with other key health professionals.
- Support the medical staff in the out-patient department, ward environment and primary care settings regarding lung cancer issues and agendas.
- Be able to communicate sensitively with patients & carers, often delivering very distressing & sensitive information. Offering support, empathy, and reassurance regarding their on-going condition. Be able to communicate in demanding and often challenging situations.
- Be actively involved with multi-disciplinary team (MDT) planning, implementation, and outcomes.
- Provide professional clinical advice via telephone or in person, to colleagues and the public, around lung cancer issues when required.
- Provide education and advice for patients and their carers by understanding the resources & services which may enhance their experiences on their cancer journey. Encourage patients and carers to be involved in the planning and participation of their management.
- Refer patients and carers to relevant services as appropriate, to address & support any needs identified during holistic assessment & review.
- Collaborate with the Home Oxygen Service Assessment & Review team (HOS-AR) to ensure safe and effective assessment and arranging provision of Home Oxygen therapy for the lung cancer patient population.
- You will be required to practice in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority, and expertise in prioritising & organising your own specialist workload. Whilst being able to work as part of a large MDT and adapt to the role of mediator/protagonist to improve service provision.
- You will be required to collaborate effectively and efficiently with colleagues throughout the working day. Maintaining a flexible approach to service delivery & provision.
- Be aware of relevant local, national & international legislation, guidelines & cancer strategies, and their effect on service provision for lung cancer patients and their families.
- Participate in the continuous improvement and development of the Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist service.
- The Associate Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist will function both individually and as a team member, demonstrating competencies consistent with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils; The Code & Standards of practice, RCN NP competencies & standards and the RCP prescribing framework.
- Support with Trust policy development, either by way of innovation or by policy review.
- Engage with consultant teams in identifying and managing patients reaching end-stage disease, establishing ceilings of treatment, end of life care decisions/discussions, advance care planning conversations, where appropriate.
- You will ensure that you actively engage in the process of untoward incident reporting and be prepared to contribute to the incident analysis process.
- You will ensure that all documentation (whether written or electronic) relating to patient care is clear, concise, and legible in accordance with Trust guidelines and the NMC standards for Records and Record Keeping (2019)
- Teach and contribute to the education/ training of staff; informally at the bedside & formally through other tailored courses/study days/meetings under the direction of the Clinical Lead.
- Be present & partake in educational & multi-disciplinary team meetings.
- The post-holder will undertake clinical audit.
- Be supportive of any research studies being undertaken within the Respiratory department.
- You will support quality improvement projects in relation to service development, as directed by the Lead Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist.
- You will be pro-active in developing your own professional practice, demonstrating evidence of safe practice, clinical judgment and decision-making skills and contribute to the development of others.
- You will promote, monitor, and maintain best practice in health, safety, and security.
- Attend relevant meetings as directed by the Clinical Lead and/or Lead Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist, and action identified needs as required, both within the Trust and across the local/regional services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To provide a comprehensive & holistic assessment of patients with Lung Cancer, acting as the patients advocate to ensure the delivery of care is focused on the lung cancer patient and family.
- Demonstrate a capability to engage in decision making in relation to the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of patient care, in collaboration with other key health professionals.
- Support the medical staff in the out-patient department, ward environment and primary care settings regarding lung cancer issues and agendas.
- Be able to communicate sensitively with patients & carers, often delivering very distressing & sensitive information. Offering support, empathy, and reassurance regarding their on-going condition. Be able to communicate in demanding and often challenging situations.
- Be actively involved with multi-disciplinary team (MDT) planning, implementation, and outcomes.
- Provide professional clinical advice via telephone or in person, to colleagues and the public, around lung cancer issues when required.
- Provide education and advice for patients and their carers by understanding the resources & services which may enhance their experiences on their cancer journey. Encourage patients and carers to be involved in the planning and participation of their management.
- Refer patients and carers to relevant services as appropriate, to address & support any needs identified during holistic assessment & review.
- Collaborate with the Home Oxygen Service Assessment & Review team (HOS-AR) to ensure safe and effective assessment and arranging provision of Home Oxygen therapy for the lung cancer patient population.
- You will be required to practice in a self-directed manner, with confidence, authority, and expertise in prioritising & organising your own specialist workload. Whilst being able to work as part of a large MDT and adapt to the role of mediator/protagonist to improve service provision.
- You will be required to collaborate effectively and efficiently with colleagues throughout the working day. Maintaining a flexible approach to service delivery & provision.
- Be aware of relevant local, national & international legislation, guidelines & cancer strategies, and their effect on service provision for lung cancer patients and their families.
- Participate in the continuous improvement and development of the Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist service.
- The Associate Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist will function both individually and as a team member, demonstrating competencies consistent with the Nursing and Midwifery Councils; The Code & Standards of practice, RCN NP competencies & standards and the RCP prescribing framework.
- Support with Trust policy development, either by way of innovation or by policy review.
- Engage with consultant teams in identifying and managing patients reaching end-stage disease, establishing ceilings of treatment, end of life care decisions/discussions, advance care planning conversations, where appropriate.
- You will ensure that you actively engage in the process of untoward incident reporting and be prepared to contribute to the incident analysis process.
- You will ensure that all documentation (whether written or electronic) relating to patient care is clear, concise, and legible in accordance with Trust guidelines and the NMC standards for Records and Record Keeping (2019)
- Teach and contribute to the education/ training of staff; informally at the bedside & formally through other tailored courses/study days/meetings under the direction of the Clinical Lead.
- Be present & partake in educational & multi-disciplinary team meetings.
- The post-holder will undertake clinical audit.
- Be supportive of any research studies being undertaken within the Respiratory department.
- You will support quality improvement projects in relation to service development, as directed by the Lead Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist.
- You will be pro-active in developing your own professional practice, demonstrating evidence of safe practice, clinical judgment and decision-making skills and contribute to the development of others.
- You will promote, monitor, and maintain best practice in health, safety, and security.
- Attend relevant meetings as directed by the Clinical Lead and/or Lead Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist, and action identified needs as required, both within the Trust and across the local/regional services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (1st Level)
- Additional specialist training up to Post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience (eg Respiratory disease/cancer care area)
Desirable
- Mentoring and assessment qualification or teaching qualification
- Advanced Communications
- Independent non-medical prescribing (V300) or ability to undertake the programme
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience (>2 years)
- Experience in management of complex respiratory patients including assessment, planning and implementation of treatment and care
- Evidence of CPD relevant to respiratory
- Ability to demonstrate application of evidence-based practice
- Experience of managing and caring for patient with respiratory/cancer conditions
Desirable
- Experience in a leadership and management role
- Experience of teaching in a variety of settings both formal and informal
- Experience working within a complex MDT
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding and application of audit and research principles
Skills
Essential
- Ability to set and establish priorities
- Ability to work independently in a self-directed manner
- High standard of oral and written communication skills with confidence to discuss patients and drive decision making
- Competent and confident to accurately assess and manage complex patient presentations to a high professional standard
- Ability to critique own practice
- Confident and assertive decision making & delegation skills
- Ability to manage time and personal workload effectively and to work in a high-pressure environment
- Possess excellent liaison and negotiation skills
- Able to influence and communicate effectively and professionally with both senior and junior members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of good team working
- IT literate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (1st Level)
- Additional specialist training up to Post graduate diploma level or equivalent experience (eg Respiratory disease/cancer care area)
Desirable
- Mentoring and assessment qualification or teaching qualification
- Advanced Communications
- Independent non-medical prescribing (V300) or ability to undertake the programme
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience (>2 years)
- Experience in management of complex respiratory patients including assessment, planning and implementation of treatment and care
- Evidence of CPD relevant to respiratory
- Ability to demonstrate application of evidence-based practice
- Experience of managing and caring for patient with respiratory/cancer conditions
Desirable
- Experience in a leadership and management role
- Experience of teaching in a variety of settings both formal and informal
- Experience working within a complex MDT
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding and application of audit and research principles
Skills
Essential
- Ability to set and establish priorities
- Ability to work independently in a self-directed manner
- High standard of oral and written communication skills with confidence to discuss patients and drive decision making
- Competent and confident to accurately assess and manage complex patient presentations to a high professional standard
- Ability to critique own practice
- Confident and assertive decision making & delegation skills
- Ability to manage time and personal workload effectively and to work in a high-pressure environment
- Possess excellent liaison and negotiation skills
- Able to influence and communicate effectively and professionally with both senior and junior members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of good team working
- IT literate
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).
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).
