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Clinical Nurse Specialist in Lincoln

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Transition Clinical Nurse Specialist - Breast - Band 7 357-LN-1804-23 | Trac ID: 5937525 Based at Lincoln County Hospital Part Time - 15 hours per week Permanent Salary Banding -£17,496 - £20,022 pro rata This is an exciting opportunity for a committed, passionate and enthusiastic individual to join our transitional oncology team specialising with breast cancer patients. This role is expected to be Trustwide, the base can be dependent on the candidate. We are looking for a candidate to provide a professional specialist nursing service to oncology patients transitioning to palliative treatment plans for breast cancer. This post holder must be flexible as this is a newly developed service and will still require further development. You will work closely with the MDT, Cancer Care Co-ordinators, community and acute teams. Compassionate and personalised care plans will be required to ensure physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of patients and their loved ones are met. Are you a senior nurse within oncology / breast or palliative care and have significant knowledge and skills? Are patients at the heart of everything you do? Are you innovative, enthusiastic, and committed to making a difference? This could be the perfect opportunity for you!Day to day work will involve managing your own caseload of patients. Supporting difficult conversations around advanced care planning, decision making and symptom management. Co-ordinating patient care with a focus on their transitional palliative needs. The start date for this post will be after 1st April 2024 Main duties of the job

To provide a professional specialist nursing support service to patients transitioning through palliative treatment plans for breast cancer with oncology, offering compassionate, sensitive care where physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs are met. To utilise specialist knowledge and skills within the Oncology multi-disciplinary management team to support high quality of care and treatment options for patients with a palliative cancer diagnosis. To support patients undergoing treatment as an inpatient, day case or outpatient. To utilise clinical expertise to co-ordinate care across providers supporting the treatment of patients from point of entry, through diagnostic studies, diagnosis and treatment plan for cancer through survivorship. To facilitate communication between primary, secondary and tertiary care providers in support of patient pathways. To provide specialist education to other staff / students. To undertake and promote research and clinical audit within the palliative / oncology service. To develop and implement clinical guidelines and standards. To be a clinical expert and able to initiate, lead and teach others in the implementation of innovative practice. Travel across sites Person specification

Qualifications

- Essential criteria

Registered General Nurse First level degree or equivalent Post registration qualification in Palliative Care / Oncology Recognised teaching qualification Advanced communication skills training Level 2 Psychological Support Training or willingness to undertake Evidence of continued professional development Demonstrated ability to study at Masters level Previous Experience - Essential criteria

Evidence of extensive post registration experience, including oncology/palliative care nursing at a senior level Band 6 or above Experience of multi-disciplinary team working Leadership and management experience Experience of teaching within the clinical field

Extra information

Status
Closed
Education Level
Secondary School
Location
Lincoln
Type of Contract
Full Time Jobs
Profession type
Health / Medical
Full UK/EU driving license preferred
No
Car Preferred
No
Must be eligible to work in the EU
No
Cover Letter Required
No
Languages
English

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