Practice Development Nurse - Cancer Care

at  Medway NHS Foundation Trust

The main purpose of the role is to ensure that high clinical standards are maintained within Cancer Care, incorporating the fundamentals of cancer care into all nurses working within the area. The post holder is responsible for managing all issues of education and junior recruitment activity within Cancer Care. The development of educational programmes to enhance knowledge within Cancer Care. Organisation and development of educational strategies within Cancer Care.
Involvement in developing and delivering Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy and relevant courses to enhance knowledge and skill within Cancer Care on Lawrence ward and Galton Day Unit. To provide education relating to the disease and treatment of patients with cancer. Organise and deliver the education/training sessions in the department to achieve an environment that provides and fosters effective learning and growth for trained, untrained staff and nursing students To be responsible for the teaching, supervision, assessment of students and junior staff or new staff across the cancer care area Organise educational study sessions relative to the staff learning requirements Work with other Cancer Care Units across the Kent and Medway Cancer Alliance To be responsible for ensuring standards of care are maintained, contribute to the setting and auditing of standards of care for patients with cancer. To provide an effective specialised resource (practical and theoretical) within within Lawrence ward, Galton Day Unit and the wider hospital setting to ensure resources are efficiently and effectively used

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