Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS Jobs; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking an Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide expert nursing care for patients with acute cancer needs in the Merthyr Tydfil area.

The post involves autonomous clinical decision making, coordinating investigations and care pathways, and collaborating with the Cancer MDT to improve service delivery. Welsh language skills are advantageous but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• Assess patients admitted as an emergency and ensure they are receiving appropriate care and investigations.
• Deliver evidence-based, holistic patient care through needs assessment, planning and evaluation.
• Act as an advocate for the patient and involve relatives in decision making where appropriate.
• Provide safe, autonomous clinical decision making and apply knowledge to oncology pathways.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage oncological emergencies using clinical judgement.
• Contribute to development of care pathways within Acute Oncology Service.
• Support service improvement and auditing to meet Cancer Standards.

Skills

Clinical judgement

Holistic care

Advocacy

Autonomous practice

Oncology knowledge

Communication skills

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents. Assess patients admitted as an emergency and ensure they are receiving appropriate care and investigations as per agreed pathways whilst actively integrating theory into practice. Exercise professional autonomy and make critical judgements using knowledge andskills in order to provide the highest standards of holistic patient care. Ensure the patient and, if appropriate their relatives, are involved with decision making and aware of proceedings. Deliver evidence based individualised and personalised care through holistic needs assessment, planning and evaluation of care; act as an advocate for the patient. Advise clinical teams of the appropriate investigations, diagnostic tests and imaging according to patient presentation, care pathways and clinical competence. Respond to situations involving oncological emergencies using clinical judgement and decision making to initiate appropriate management. Service Management As part of the Cancer MDT assist in the development of care pathways for the Acute Oncology Service. Service Improvement To develop services in order to meet local/national objectives and standards. To assist in continuing development and audit of the role to develop relevant changes in patient or departmental needs, ensuring a quality service is provided and maintained and implementing of service improvements from the results. Contribute to Peer Review and ensure that services are compliant with Cancer Standards This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. Whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means being able to communicate in Welsh during routine clinical situations, such as welcoming patients, discussing straightforward aspects of their care and answering routine questions. If youre comfortable holding everyday conversations in Welsh, we encourage you to apply. Your Welsh language skills will help us provide person-centred care and enable patients to receive services in their language of choice. Have a look at our Croeso Candidate booklet below for more information.