Band 7 Lung Cancer CNS | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,178 - £55,492 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Barnet, EN5 3DJ |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6124501/391-RFL-6124501 |
Summary
The Cancer CNS is a key worker role. The CNS addresses patients’ health concerns and works to promote their health and wellbeing. Using their skills and expertise in cancer care, the CNS provides physical and emotional support to their patients, coordinates their care services, and informs and advises them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness. This leads to a more positive outcome for patients. The post will incorporate the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role dimensions of expert clinical practice, education, leadership, management and research.
The Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist will be required:
• To assist in the provision of professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient with cancer, acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to achieve a seamless specialist service.
• To ensure that every patient has a plan of care and liase with other teams to ensure that this is not compromised
• To lead and contribute to the creation of patient information
• To provide formal and informal training and education within specialist area
• To lead and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and policies both internally and externally.
• To attend the Cancer CNS Community of Practice
• Support health and wellbeing events and initiatives to support patients to live with their disease
• To act as a core member of the multidisciplinary meetings, contributing to discussion and acting as a patient advocate
• To work in both Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital according to the service needs and to cover colleagues at RFH site
Royal Free World Class Values
The post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike so that everyone at the Royal Free can feel:
• Welcomingall of the time
• Confident because we are clearlycommunicating
• Respectedand cared for
• Reassured that they are always in safe hands
The Cancer CNS is a key worker role. The CNS addresses patients’ health concerns and works to promote their health and wellbeing. Using their skills and expertise in cancer care, the CNS provides physical and emotional support to their patients, coordinates their care services, and informs and advises them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness. This leads to a more positive outcome for patients.
The post will incorporate the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role dimensions of expert clinical practice, education, leadership, management and research.
The Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist will be required:
• To assist in the provision of professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient with cancer, acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to achieve a seamless specialist service.
• To ensure that every patient has a plan of care and liase with other teams to ensure that this is not compromised
• To lead and contribute to the creation of patient information
• To provide formal and informal training and education within specialist area
• To lead and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and policies both internally and externally.
• To attend the Cancer CNS Community of Practice
• Support health and wellbeing events and initiatives to support patients to live with their disease
• To act as a core member of the multidisciplinary meetings, contributing to discussion and acting as a patient advocate
• To work in both Barnet Hospital and Chase Farm Hospital according to the service needs and to cover colleagues at RFH site
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Apr 2024