OAFU (Open Access Follow Up) Nurse

at  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join our Open Access Follow Up (OAFU) service. OAFU supports patients after cancer treatment by providing a structured follow-up, allowing them to self-manage, reducing hospital visits, and enhancing their overall experience while ensuring regular monitoring for cancer recurrence. This service currently focuses on patients with Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate cancers.
We are seeking a nurse to deliver clinical support and expertise to our team of cancer support workers. This role involves assisting patients in transitioning from regular clinical follow-up to the OAFU service, conducting holistic needs assessments, promoting self-management, and delivering health and wellbeing interventions. Additional responsibilities include supporting the admin team with care coordination, complex care planning (including referral triage and discharge), and assisting with helpline calls for patients on the OAFU pathway.
The ideal candidate will possess advanced communication skills, experience in holistic patient support and assessment, and strong administrative capabilities, including proficiency in ICT and a solid understanding of Excel. Previous experience working with cancer patients is desirable but not required.
This is a fixed-term 12-month opportunity for a band 5 nurse, offering a unique chance to provide high-quality, autonomous care that can positively impact the cancer patient experience.
To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients that is compassionate and caring.
To support patients health and wellbeing after cancer treatment, with a particular focus on promoting self-management
To work under the direction of the Patient Support Supervisor to deliver the stratified pathways for post cancer treatment
To assess holistic care needs and develop, implement and evaluate them with necessary supervision, signposting or referring patients to the relevant support
To effectively liaise and communicate with primary care services to ensure patients are suitably supported on a stratified follow up pathway
To keep up to date with skills and knowledge
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
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