AO ACP / Matron role

Support clinical decisions regarding care in AO/IO in the absence of precedents, and sometimes without resource to others following advanced assessment and interpretation of patients condition by your team. Explore and initiate innovative ways of collaborating with the multi-disciplinary team AO and IO MDTs and carers to continuously improve the care of emergency cancer patients that attend hospitals. To support practice and in-business continuity work at an advanced, highly specialist level demonstrating in-depth knowledge and competence in all aspects of cancer and encompassing advanced assessment and clinical management skills that are evidence based Demonstrate high levels of interpersonal and specialist technical skills in managing teams and collaborating with other ACPs when caring for patients with AO/IO needs. Discuss and reflect on complex case management To use highly developed and specialist knowledge to advise other staff on the investigations and treatment required by cancer
patients during their emergency admission To use advanced communication skills in the management of AO/IO team to support the team to manage delivering complex information to patient/carers that facilitate their understanding to assist them in decision making processes Collaborate with nurses and AHPs in general ward areas supporting their educational needs in developing their skills in caring for patients with acute oncology needs, particularly when communicating sensitive issues. Develop and establish clinically effective standards of specialist care, and initiates and develops protocols and guidelines that direct staff in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective specialist patient care across the hospital and in the community. To develop ambulatory pathways of care for emergency presentations by patients with cancer To work closely with both cancer centres to ensure rapid specialist review of patients with cancer To provide support, leadership and line management for the