Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist

Role Summary.
To provide senior leadership and management to the OG cancer nursing workforce and provide senior nursing support to the wider OG cancer team.
Provide expert autonomous advice and support to patients and families through independent nurse led clinics.
To facilitate staff and team development and ensure effective communication systems operate within the .
To provide PDR to all members of the nursing team, ensure compliance with mandatory training and the upholding of Trust values.
Provide expert evidence and input into the yearly cancer quality measures to ensure the service is compliant with national measures e.g COSD data (28 days target/ 62 day target), · The aim of this post is to provide comprehensive, highly specialised assessment, care, advice and support to patients with suspected or confirmed OG cancer and their cares/family. They act as a key worker and liaise with other healthcare professionals to provide the best possible specialist care for their patients. This will be for the local patient group in addition to those referred from peripheral Trusts for treatment (we are a specialist centre for surgical and endoscopic interventions/ treatment of these cancers and a cancer centre. A Tertiary centre) This will be met through a high standard of knowledge and skills, both academically and through significant experience of the national cancer agenda and its delivery.
· Work closely with the Trust lead cancer nurse to ensure implementation of national cancer targets. Providing a response and action plan to the National cancer patient survey (NCPS)
· Provide expert knowledge and support to members of the nursing team in an environment which promotes critical thinking, reflection, development, growth and positivity. In turn a high quality service to patients and carers.
· Provide an excellent quality and supportive service to patients as part of the OG team, providing nurse led face to face diagnostic clinics and review clinics.
This will include liaising with other health care professionals internally and primary health care team in order to provide the best possible care for patients and carers/family. Ensure continuity of care from pre/ diagnosis and throughout the whole patient journey/ cancer pathway; from diagnosis to end of life care. To make decisions autonomously with regards to the whole cancer pathway and act accordingly with the support medical colleagues when required.
· To act as an expert professional lead and ensure good quality staff support and delivery of high quality cancer care to patients, families and carers.
· The post holder will act as an OG cancer resource, collaborating with all members of the multi-professional team. The post holder will provide specific nursing knowledge and expertise on all aspects of OG cancer; and is expected to participate in education/ training to other staff members within and external to the trust and as part of the NCPS.
· The post holder will have a lead role in the development of the OG cancer services ensuring this relates to the needs of the patients and is in line with the NHS long term plan/ The Cancer Taskforce plan/ Improving outcomes Guidance NHSE/ NICE/ Cancer Survivorship Agenda.
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