Main Responsibilities and Duties Clinical Responsibilities 1. To ensure clinical skills are up to date to provide evidence based, competent care for children and young people with cancer 2. Along with the POSCU Lead Nurse, review all paediatric oncology inpatients daily, providing support to the child and family. 3.
To provide advice and support to nursing and medical staff 4.To assist with the weekly oral chemotherapy dose adjustment telephoneclinic 5.To assist in the delivery and administration of Intravenous bolus chemotherapy 6.To complete and communicate relevant information regarding newly referred patients to the cancer services team 7. To assist in collating information and carrying out audits to present at the trust clinical audit meeting 8. To participate in home visits, where needed, to complete a holistic needs assessment and the start and end of treatment, to explain the POSCU service and provide the child/young person with the POSCU information booklet Management and Leadership Education, Training and Personal Development 1.With the POSCU Lead Nurse, to be responsible for providing Paediatric Oncology training as part of the new nurse’s induction 2.With the POSCU Lead Nurse, to be responsible for providing Paediatric Oncology training as part of the new doctor’s induction 3.With the POSCU Lead Nurse, to ensure that SACT competencies are completed for all nurses who administer cytotoxic medication 4. To provide advice and training in educational settings with regards to caring for Paediatric Oncology patients 5.To ensure that nursing staff who care for POSCU patients are competent and confident to work with the POSCU, understanding the role of Primary Treatment Centre’s, Community Children’s Nursing teams and the wider MDT 6.To ensure that Nursing training registers are kept up to date Communication 1.To attend the monthly POSCU Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting 2.To support children, young people and their families, signposting services and ensuring information is available to them 3.In conjunction with the POSCU Lead Nurse, community nursing team and external symptom care teams, to assist in the care of the child/young person who is receiving end of life care in the home/community setting 4.To refer the Child /young person to relevant charities/organisations to offer them support.
5.To attend the Joint Haemotology/Oncologyoutpatient clinic with the POSCU Lead Clinician, which is held on the first Monday of each month 6.To produce a 3 monthly POSCU newsletter which is sent to POSCU patients. The POSCU newsletter provides useful information and updates Research and Audit 1.To participate in the completion of clinical trial paperwork 2.To support the completion of the patient experience survey 3.To participate in internal and external auditManagement and Leadership Education, Training and Personal Development 1.With the POSCU Lead Nurse, to be responsible for providing Paediatric Oncology training as part of the new nurse’s induction 2.With the POSCU Lead Nurse, to be responsible for providing Paediatric Oncology training as part of the new doctor’s induction 3.With the POSCU Lead Nurse, to ensure that SACT competencies are completed for all nurses who administer cytotoxic medication 4. To provide advice and training in educational settings with regards to caring for Paediatric Oncology patients 5.To ensure that nursing staff who care for POSCU patients are competent and confident to work with the POSCU, understanding the role of Primary Treatment Centre’s, Community Children’s Nursing teams and the wider MDT 6.To ensure that Nursing training registers are kept up to date Communication 1.To attend the monthly POSCU Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting 2.To support children, young people and their families, signposting services and ensuring information is available to them 3.In conjunction with the POSCU Lead Nurse, community nursing team and external symptom care teams, toassist in the care of the child/young person who is receiving end of life care in the home/community setting 4.To refer the Child /young person to relevant charities/organisations to offer them support. 5.To attend the Joint Haemotology/Oncologyoutpatient clinic with the POSCU Lead Clinician, which is held on the first Monday of each month 6.To produce a 3 monthly POSCU newsletter which is sent to POSCU patients.
The POSCU newsletter provides useful information and updates Research and Audit 1.To participate in the completion of clinical trial paperwork 2.To support the completion of the patient experience survey 3.To participate in internal and external audi

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