Lead Nurse - L&SC Centralised Virtual Triage for Suspected Skin Cancer
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £50,952.00 to £57,349.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50952.00 - £57349.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Across East Lancashire Sites, BB2 3HH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9435-24-0303 |
Summary
Main responsibilities To provide leadership for change and service improvement within Suspected Skin Cancer Pathways. To advance the development and practice of cancer nursing in line with national recommendations and standards where available for Suspected Skin Cancer. To collaborate with Allied Healthcare Professionals and Consultants, ensuring the advancement of cancer care and support through a combined approach. To liaise closely with the other Clinical and non-clinical workforce within Lancashire and South Cumbria to implement the Virtual Centralised Triage for Suspected Skin Cancer. To have understanding and insight of the implemented digital platform and liaise with company staff to ensure safe and timely patient care To maintain clinical competence and credibility, acting as a role model for best practice, ensuring that nursing care is provided to a high standard, in response to changing services and patient needs. To work alongside the Clinical Lead for Skin as the Trust leads for Suspected Skin Cancer Transformation to implement recommendations. Ensure strong professional leadership, working with the members of the MDT including Skin consultants, ACPs and Clinical Nurse Specialists to support high standards of care. To ensure patients, carers and their families are empowered and educated in respect of self-care and sustainable lifestyle changes. To work horizontally within the Lancashire and South Cumbria advising and supporting senior nursing colleagues on the delivery of local cancer services. The main duties and responsibilities described above are not exhaustive and the post holder can expect to take on other responsibilities or specific tasks as required. Further, over time it is likely the remit and requirements of the role will evolve, and the post holder will be expected to adjust their working approach and style to accommodate these. As a new post within the organisation, to reflect the above, it is expected that this job description would be reviewed regularly, by agreement, initially at 6 monthly intervals (by the Clinical and Care Professional Lead (South Cumbria) and the Clinical and Care Professional Cancer ICB Lead).