Virtually Assessed Pathway (VAP) Assessor

The Virtually Assessed Pathway clinic (VAP) is an award winning service, unique to Velindre Cancer Centre, This post holder will be joining a small team of nurses and pharmacy technicians led by independent prescribers. Patients who are due chemotherapy or SACT in the following 2 - 3 days are clinically assessed over the telephone and their blood results analysed. The SACT can then be authorised. The VAP service is not just a pre SACT assessment clinic, we manage the patients' cancer pathway and as a result we become part of their journey. We maintain continuity of care and as a result we develop a relationship with our patients as we often assess them before each SACT for months at a time. The VAP clinic currently works with the following teams assessing patients on suitable regimens from the following cancer sites Colorectal / Breast / Urology / Gynae / Skin. The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, participating and contributing to the wider clinical governance agenda including service developments and flexible working to meet the needs of patients. The working week hours can be flexible. This job can be part time / full time/ job share. We can consider compressed weekly hours.,

• To work with patients and their carers to determine in partnershipthe assessment of patient needs. Working collaboratively with themulti disciplinary/multi agency team.
• To liaise and provide guidance on your area of practice to inpatientand outpatient on the care of patients when requested.
• To act as the named nurse/ keyworker for designated individuals
• To ensure that patients receive care according to plan,delegating the care to be given to other members of the team asappropriate.
  
  The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
  
  Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors. If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.