Lead Cancer Nurse

at  University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Please review the attached JD & Person Spec for further information about this role. The Lead Cancer Nurse has a key role in the Trust Cancer Leadership Team supporting the development and implementation of the Trust Cancer Strategy. The role will particularly focus on improving care for patients with cancer and providing strong cancer nursing leadership. The Lead Cancer Nurse will work with business units and divisions to recruit, review and develop the cancer nursing workforce to meet the needs of cancer patients.
The post holder will have a Trust-wide focus for delivering strategically the National and Local Cancer Plan. Leading on the development of high-quality cancer patient experience across the Trust, linking with other healthcare organisations along the patient pathway, measured by the cancer patient survey and by frequent patient feedback. The Lead Cancer Nurse will be an expert practitioner in cancer nursing providing professional leadership and strategic direction to cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists with close and effective working relationships with Matrons and Divisional Nursing Directors to advise and inform the divisional led management of cancer. The Lead Cancer nurse will provide strategic leadership for the personalised care agenda initiatives across the trust in partnership with a range of external healthcare agencies.
The Lead Cancer Nurse will provide strategic oversight and management of Macmillan Information and Support staff to ensure the information centre offers a high-quality service for all patients and meets Macmillan Quality Standards and the needs of the local population. The Lead Cancer Nurse will work alongside the cancer and divisional teams, to ensure that the national measures of care are met. To lead on ensuring divisional teams are prepared and responsive to national peer review (QSIS) and is responsible for local implementation of national cancer policy related to nursing. Will develop the strategic direction and provide strong, visible professional leadership within the organisation across cancer services.
Work collaboratively with the Trusts Cancer Management Team, Divisional Teams, Integrated Care System partners and all stakeholders within East Midlands Cancer Alliance (EMCA), Primary Care and the voluntary sector, ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence in cancer care; ensuring services are effectively co-ordinated, equitable, and of a high-quality standard. Support the Divisions and tumour site Multi-Disciplinary Teams in establishing organisational priorities and objectives, and providing expert advice on the commissioning of local cancer services. Act as a change agent to promote a culture conducive to the implementation of evidence-based practice, through the establishment of local and national protocols, guidelines and procedures within a clinical governance framework. Ensure strategies are in place to deliver measurable and sustainableimprovements inquality and safety,in line with local and national best practice standards and overall Trust approach to service improvement and modernisation.
The Lead Cancer Nurse will lead on the development of education, training in cancer and work with the Head of Professional Development, Health Education England and Lead Cancer Nurses across EMCA to establish internal and external links with higher education institutions. Develop and build the professional workforce in line with service needs. Develop,implement, and evaluate innovative models of care delivery to meet the changing needs of the people who use acute services

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