Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is seeking an experienced cancer nurse to lead and develop specialist practice within Acute Oncology. The post holder will be clinically based with advanced knowledge, coordinating delivery of a comprehensive Acute Oncology service and enabling early specialist care for oncology patients.

They will work across oncology, palliative care, ED, acute medicine, radiology and pathology to implement guidelines, education programmes and ensure high quality, safe and

Responsibilities

• Coordinate delivery of a comprehensive Acute Oncology service across the Trust.
• Lead on development of clinical guidelines and education programmes for acute oncology care.
• Work with oncology, palliative care, ED, acute medicine, radiology and pathology to maximise quality of care.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and motivated cancer nurse who is looking at developing their leadership and specialist practice in Acute Oncology.

The post holder will be a clinically based practitioner with advanced knowledge, who will take a key role in the Acute Oncology Team and in the delivery of the Acute Oncology services across the Trust.

The post holder key function will be to coordinate the delivery of comprehensive of an Acute Oncology service to provide early specialist care to Oncology patients enabling:

• Faster and better care of our patients with complications of chemotherapy (early recognition, better treatment, early discharge).
• Faster and better care of patients with complications of cancer (early recognition, better treatment, rapid referral back to specialist oncology team, palliative care team etc).
• Appropriate investigation of patients who might benefit from treatment for unknown primary cancers (targeted investigations, rapid triage of patients into specialist oncology or palliative care).

The post holder will give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills and experience. The post holder will work alongside other clinical colleagues in oncology, palliative care, ED, acute medicine, radiology and pathology to ensure quality of care to the patients is maximised. This will include the development of clinical guidelines & education programmes.

Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are