Lung Cancer CNS
- Nuneaton, Warwickshire
- £38,682-46,580 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conduct a full assessment of a patient/family's needs including holistic, physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of care.
- Formulate a care plan to meet those needs.
- Provide highly complex emotional support, advice on symptom control, information regarding the disease to patients, relatives and other health professionals.
- Support patients and families during the diagnostic process, treatment phase and the terminal stages.
- Advise health professionals on care during all stages.
- Make decisions on referrals to other health professionals to facilitate optimum care.
- Co-ordinate care with other professionals involved so that care is organized efficiently, and continuity is maintained.
- Complement and supplement community and hospital colleagues to provide expert care.
- Act as initial contact between patients and families and the lung cancer team.
- Act as a resource to all those involved in lung cancer care, providing knowledge on the physical, psychological, and social impact of the disease.
- Maintain standards and assist with protocols for breaking bad news, communication, and palliative care.
- Maintain own patient case notes and provide written documentation in medical and/or nursing notes.
- Attend and contribute to regular meetings with the lung cancer and specialist palliative care teams, providing expertise in lung cancer and palliative care.
- Provide services to facilitate and maintain the optimum quality of life for patients and relatives during investigations, throughout the course of the illness including terminal care.
- Provide up-to-date and relevant written information to patients and families regarding lung cancer, its diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care.
- Assist Medical Consultants within the Lung Cancer team.
- Attend and actively participate in the weekly Lung MDT meeting, contribute to the discussion, present cases, and decisions, and ensure that decisions are effectively coordinated and communicated to other health professionals or to the patient.
- To undertake Telemedicine clinics as part of the diagnostic pathway for patients referred with suspected lung cancer.
- 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 patients accessing the lung service.
- Provide a credible source of specialist clinical knowledge and advice, taking an active role in self-development, reviewing own performance, identifying own needs, and taking active measures to meet those needs.
- Function as a key member of the Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Team, collaborating closely with the Medical Consultants within that team.
- Liaise with Lead Cancer Nurse on matters relevant to the role, practice delivery and professional issues.
- Provide professional leadership and expert nursing advice and support to other healthcare professionals within the lung cancer service across the Trust and actively support their professional development
- Provide services to facilitate and maintain the optimum quality of life for patients and relatives during investigations, throughout the course of the illness including terminal care.
- Provide up-to-date and relevant written information to patients and families regarding lung cancer, its diagnosis, treatment, and long-term care.
- Assist Medical Consultants within the Lung Cancer team.
- Attend and actively participate in the weekly Lung MDT meeting, contribute to the discussion, present cases, and decisions, and ensure that decisions are effectively coordinated and communicated to other health professionals or to the patient.
- To undertake Telemedicine clinics as part of the diagnostic pathway for patients referred with suspected lung cancer.
- 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 patients accessing the lung service.
- Provide a credible source of specialist clinical knowledge and advice, taking an active role in self-development, reviewing own performance, identifying own needs, and taking active measures to meet those needs.
- Function as a key member of the Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Team, collaborating closely with the Medical Consultants within that team.
- Liaise with Lead Cancer Nurse on matters relevant to the role, practice delivery and professional issues.
- Provide professional leadership and expert nursing advice and support to other healthcare professionals within the lung cancer service across the Trust and actively support their professional development
- Registered adult nursing professional qualification diploma/degree
- Significant experience of clinical areas with two years post registration
- Excellent communication skills
- Frequently be able to deal with patients and relatives during distressing situations
- NMC registration
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience and knowledge of working with respiratory patients and lung cancer
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to form positive working relationships within a multi profession
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical and professional judgement
- Experience of teaching in a range of clinical settings and exposure to CNS role
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Demonstrates the ability to implement change and promote best practice
- Registered adult nursing professional qualification diploma/degree
- Significant experience of clinical areas with two years post registration
- Excellent communication skills
- Frequently be able to deal with patients and relatives during distressing situations
- NMC registration
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience and knowledge of working with respiratory patients and lung cancer
- Enthusiastic
- Ability to form positive working relationships within a multi profession
- Ability to demonstrate sound clinical and professional judgement
- Experience of teaching in a range of clinical settings and exposure to CNS role
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Demonstrates the ability to implement change and promote best practice