Chemotherapy Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

We are seeking a Chemotherapy trained CNS for an exciting 1 year secondment opportunity,  to join the existing team and work in the modern NGS Macmillan Unit.

• To safely deliver systemic anti-cancer treatments in line with national and local guidance.
• To provide specialist clinical practice within a defined clinical area/caseload in a patient centred, clinical and effective way,  in line with Trust policies, procedures and national guidelines.
• Working independently with support/guidance from multi-disciplinary team (MDT) as required including triage of referrals and ensuring chemotherapy pathway is coordinated.
• Continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care.
• To work collaboratively, actively, supporting and liaising with other health, social professionals and other agencies across primary, secondary and tertiary care as appropriate.
• Provide expert advice, support and education within specialist area of practice to patients, significant others and colleagues within the health care team.
• Deliver nurse led counselling, assessing patient holistically and making clinical decisions on fitness for treatment within nurse led unit.
• In absence of Lead Chemotherapy CNS will deputise for the day to day operational running of the unit.
• Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatment using specialist clinical knowledge and skills
• Undertake clinical assessment, treatment decision and deliver care within clearly defined policies and protocol
• Use advanced communication skills delivering complex, sensitive, significant or contentious information to patients and carers
• Ensure effective discharge planning as appropriate
• Undertake as appropriate clinical procedures, undertaking written patient consent as per Trust policy
• Places quality at the heart of practice by delivering evidence based individualised care, through holistic needs assessment
• Keeps up-to-date with current trends within the speciality ensuring evidence based practice
• A non-medical prescriber
• Provide support/guidance in area of expertise and be a role model to nursing staff
• Responsible for liaising and communicating relevant information to and from other members of the multi-disciplinary team, as necessary
• Take a lead role in the co-ordination of the patient pathway and ensure the patient is kept informed
• Receive supervision of clinical care and outcomes
• Produce patient information leaflets to support advice given
• Educate patients and their carers
• Keep accurate and contemporaneous records

Please see detailed job description and person specification attached for further information.  Previous Applicants need not apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full and detailed job description and main responsibilities, which are attached to this advert.

The key result areas will be illustrated under the categories of:

• Clinical Practice,
• Leadership,
• Education & Training and
• Research & Audit.

Job plans will be in place and will be reviewed annually.