Macmillan Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist

at  University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

A n opportunity has arisen for 2 highly motivated dynamic nurses with excellent organisational skills to become an active member of the Skin cancer multidisciplinary team working across 3 hospital sites. You will participate in the provision of high-quality care to suspected skin cancer patients as well as new and follow up patients diagnosed with a skin cancer and their families through surgical, oncology and palliative treatments.
You will also become part of the newly created teledermatology team supporting the consultant dermatologists with our teledermatology pathway. This pathway will consist of nurse-led diagnosis and consenting telephone clinics, results clinics, supervised face to face suspected skin cancer clinic, as well as undertaking surgical procedures once trained.
You will also support the lead Macmillan skin cancer nurse specialist and advanced nurse practitioner to manage the skin cancer nursing team and actively participate with all aspects of the multidisciplinary team, adapting the service as required and supporting service development to ensure the service provided to both patients and team is World Class. This 22 month post has many opportunities, with set objectives as well as creating your own.
Interviews for this post are due to take place 7th November 2024*
As well as supporting skin cancer patients and their families across 3 specialities, you will also become part of the newly created teledermatology team supporting the consultant dermatologists with our teledermatology pathway. This pathway will consist of nurse-led diagnosis and consenting telephone clinics, results clinics, supervised face to face suspected skin cancer clinic, as well as undertaking surgical procedures once trained.
**Secondment post possible for internal applications
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence ® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation’s core values.
Clinical
Ensure a high standard of care for all patients with a diagnosis of skin cancer, providing a high standard of psychosocial support for the patient and their family/carers during and after any treatment.
Act as an effective key worker for all patients and their families, providing advice, support and signposting when necessary.
Develop through completion of relevant post grad modules advanced clinical assessment skills in nurse led clinics to autonomously manage patients with a skin cancer diagnosis to ensure that optimum physical and psychological care needs are met.
Develop nurse led clinics working in parallel with multidisciplinary team members.
Ensure patients holistic needs are taken into consideration in the decision making process utilising the relevant tools and skills
Utilise highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
Attend weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, and represent the MDT as required at local/regional business meetings and the West Midlands Expert Advisory Group meetings.
Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes.
Undertake highly specialised technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles.
Responsible for training provision of identified staff groups within defined areas
Regularly manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need.
Support patients, carers and staff during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. breaking bad news or following an unexpected event
Undertake and complete (if appropriate) the relevant surgical training to preform nurse led surgical procedures
Attend the relevant chemotherapy training course to be deemed competent to support and educate the oncology patients within the servic
To undertake delegated consent training as part of nurse-led consent clinics
To undertake face to face suspected skin cancer clinics under the supervision of a consultant dermatologist
Leadership/management
Accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute towards corporate objectives, values, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
Ensure accurate and timely documentation of the patients care is evident.
A knowledgeable team leader, supporting staff, service and policy development within a defined area/speciality and attending patient safety meeting as required.
To undertake relevant managerial course to be able to help manage the skin cancer nurse team i.e. appraisals, absences and e rostering.
Assist with the cancer quality assurance process, including document preparation.
Part lead with data collection for cancer registration liaising with the cancer services team as required.
A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
Act as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership, ensuring effective communication between all services.
Link with the Macmillan Lead cancer nurse and other cancer CNSs/AHPs with the Trust
Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
Education, teaching, audit and research
Evaluate the results of the local and national cancer surveys, and ensure that appropriate action plans are developed
Participation in clinical audit
Assess patient and family educational needs in relation to surgical and oncological treatments that may be required, identifying and utilising appropriate resources
Develop new skills in response to emerging knowledge and techniques
Provide specialist education and training to other health care professionals involved in the care of patients with a skin cancer
Develop the skin cancer nursing team through mentorship, education and coaching
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