Lung Cancer diagnostic Clinical Nurse Specialist
| Posting date: | 01 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £51,488.00 to £57,802.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £51488.00 - £57802.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9196-24-1760 |
Summary
Managing a caseload of patients, providing information and support. Conducting face-to-face and telephone clinic appointments between Guys and St. Thomas sites, ensuring that patients are seen within recommended time scales and targets. Work closely with the Pathway Coordinators to ensure clinics are managed efficiently and referrals processed in a timely manner. To review inpatients as appropriate to ensure continuity of care and to give advice/ support to hospital staff. To take responsibility for the patient helpline, triaging and responding to patients and their relatives in a timely manner, escalating concerns as appropriate. Co-ordination of care for patients requiring diagnostic procedures within the chest clinic and inpatient setting. Attend and contribute to a range of MDT meetings, internal and external meetings relevant to the service representing GSTT. Over-see nurse-led clinics for patients post thoracic surgery and under surveillance. Requesting scans in line with Non medical referral agreement Ensuring scans are completed in a timely manner and all relevant information collated prior to their appointment. Assessing patients health and holistic needs and make referrals to other services as needed. Guide patients through the lung cancer post-op follow up pathway and providing patients with a point of contact. Audit monitor and review the service developing Standard Operating Procedures to ensure continuity of the service.