Job summary
Are you passionate about making a real difference in cancer
care? Do you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment where your skills
and expertise can drive positive change? If so, we have the perfect
opportunity.
East Suffolk Primary Care Network (ESPCN) is seeking an experienced Cancer Care Nurse. The post will cover mid-Suffolk
(Eye to Stowmarket), Ipswich & Felixstowe for 30 hours per week.
What We're Looking For
NMC Registered Nurse with a strong background in cancer
care with a passion for making a difference.
High levels of initiative, self-organisation, and
confidence in interacting with colleagues.
More about Us
ESPCN is a collaborative network of GP practice in East
Suffolk. We work together along with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital, and voluntary
services to provide integrated health and care services to our 130,000
patients. The role will be employed by Suffolk Primary Care, an at-scale
primary care provider covering 8 practices in East and West Suffolk.
shortlisting will be immediately on closure of the advert with interviews taking place shortly afterwards. The interview panel will consist of a minimum of 2 people.
Main duties of the job
Your Role
As a PCN Cancer Care Nurse, you'll play a pivotal role in driving forward our cancer care agenda. Your responsibilities will include:
Conducting Cancer Care Reviews for our patients, ensuring the very best personalised care and support.
Supporting 2WW suspected cancer pathway referrals into secondary care, ensuring all pre-referral tests are completed.
Scoping community services to aid in early cancer identification and linking into local communities and voluntary sector organisations.
Leading the development of health promotion pathways and driving improvements in the quality of Cancer Care Reviews in primary care post-diagnosis.
About us
SPC is an innovative partnership of Suffolk GP surgeries.
Doctors and practice staff share resources and work together to ensure patients continue to receive high quality healthcare.
Suffolk Primary Care is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in employment. Applicants will ideally be fully vaccinated against Covid.
Benefits of working for SPC include:
NHS Pension Scheme
The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefits scheme
Life insurance
Family benefits including an adult dependents pension and childrens pension
Ill health benefits
20% employer contribution
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
No deposit
No credit check
Fully comprehensive insurance
Servicing and tyres
Breakdown cover
Up to £2,000 contribution from SPC subject to conditions
Proper Pay & Cost of Living Benefits
Living Wage Foundation Accredited
GP Remote Working
Eye Care Vouchers Health Service Discounts
Annual Leave - Minimum 33 days including bank holidays FTE with enhancements for long service
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity terms
High street discounts through our own online portal
Technology and Homewares Salary Sacrifice schemes with Currys and John Lewis
Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Gym Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
As part of East Suffolk PCN, your role is to develop and
implement a comprehensive cancer pathway approach, aligning with the NHS Long
Term Plan's goal of earlier cancer diagnosis.
You will collaborate closely with system partners to ensure
seamless coordination of care for patients on cancer pathways. This includes
facilitating timely referrals, providing specialist advice, and supporting
patients living with and beyond cancer to enhance their quality of life.
You will forge relationships with community services,
secondary care, and PCN practices to ensure early symptom identification,
supported referrals, and robust safety measures. Additionally, you will lead
educational initiatives, contribute to multi-professional healthcare team
training, and drive service development through clinical audit and leadership.
By working collaboratively with system colleagues, you will
address variations and inequities in cancer care, ultimately improving patient
pathways across primary, community, and secondary care settings.
Scope of the Role
To support the 2WW suspected cancer pathway
referrals into secondary care, by ensuring all pre referral tests are
completed. Working within an agreed framework that includes safety netting and
returning to the referrer.
To scope the community services available that
support early identification of cancer, there are some health inequalities
within identifying early cancer at an early stage. This role will link into
local communities and Voluntary sector organisations within the local area to
support education and awareness.
To be the PCN point of contact for cancer in
supporting other practice nurses and administration staff to identify the
support patients may require that are having cancer treatments and living with
and beyond cancer within the PCN.
Lead on the development of a Make Every Contact
Count (MECC) through embedding a health promotion pathway for those patients
who have been referred on a cancer pathway and are discharged following
secondary assessment. Those patients who undertake risk taking behaviour such
as smoking or excess alcohol may be our future cancer patients.
To lead improvements in the quality of Cancer
Care Reviews (CCR) completed in primary care post diagnosis.
To support the development of innovations across
all aspects of the cancer pathway.
Clinical Responsibilities
Be actively engaged in the setting up and
establishment of this new service, actively engaging with other stakeholders to
ensure that processes are robust and the service operates within the agreed
guidance.
Be responsible for coordinating the pre referral
tests required for 2WW referrals within the PCNs, interpret results of relevant
patient investigations in conjunction with clinicians and where indicated
provide appropriate management as directed by the clinical team with next steps
within the protocol led pathway.
Be responsible for working with the referring GP
for safety netting patients who are on a cancer pathway until point of
diagnosis or discharge.
To complete and maintain accurate records of
patient interactions, pre-diagnostic/ referral interventions clinical narrative
and outcomes, ensuring that patient confidentiality is adhered to within the
PCN Information Governance guidelines.
To undertake holistic needs assessments of
identified patients, enabling timely support and advocacy of patients
personalised care needs providing relevant information and psychological
support; advising patients and their identified carers of expected next steps.
Actively monitor and escalate issues regarding
the patient referral and next steps to the responsible clinician.
Develop and participate in the promotion of
patient-centred care and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with
the patient and their family, in making informed decisions about their care
from the point of suspected cancer referral.
Develop a continued updated knowledge of the
current services available for patients with complications from their treatment
but also services to offer on-going support in primary care into survivorship.
Developing the service to include a regular face
to face clinic for patients with higher support needs who are having treatment
or are on a personalised follow up pathway.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary
As part of East Suffolk PCN, your role is to develop and
implement a comprehensive cancer pathway approach, aligning with the NHS Long
Term Plan's goal of earlier cancer diagnosis.
You will collaborate closely with system partners to ensure
seamless coordination of care for patients on cancer pathways. This includes
facilitating timely referrals, providing specialist advice, and supporting
patients living with and beyond cancer to enhance their quality of life.
You will forge relationships with community services,
secondary care, and PCN practices to ensure early symptom identification,
supported referrals, and robust safety measures. Additionally, you will lead
educational initiatives, contribute to multi-professional healthcare team
training, and drive service development through clinical audit and leadership.
By working collaboratively with system colleagues, you will
address variations and inequities in cancer care, ultimately improving patient
pathways across primary, community, and secondary care settings.
Scope of the Role
To support the 2WW suspected cancer pathway
referrals into secondary care, by ensuring all pre referral tests are
completed. Working within an agreed framework that includes safety netting and
returning to the referrer.
To scope the community services available that
support early identification of cancer, there are some health inequalities
within identifying early cancer at an early stage. This role will link into
local communities and Voluntary sector organisations within the local area to
support education and awareness.
To be the PCN point of contact for cancer in
supporting other practice nurses and administration staff to identify the
support patients may require that are having cancer treatments and living with
and beyond cancer within the PCN.
Lead on the development of a Make Every Contact
Count (MECC) through embedding a health promotion pathway for those patients
who have been referred on a cancer pathway and are discharged following
secondary assessment. Those patients who undertake risk taking behaviour such
as smoking or excess alcohol may be our future cancer patients.
To lead improvements in the quality of Cancer
Care Reviews (CCR) completed in primary care post diagnosis.
To support the development of innovations across
all aspects of the cancer pathway.
Clinical Responsibilities
Be actively engaged in the setting up and
establishment of this new service, actively engaging with other stakeholders to
ensure that processes are robust and the service operates within the agreed
guidance.
Be responsible for coordinating the pre referral
tests required for 2WW referrals within the PCNs, interpret results of relevant
patient investigations in conjunction with clinicians and where indicated
provide appropriate management as directed by the clinical team with next steps
within the protocol led pathway.
Be responsible for working with the referring GP
for safety netting patients who are on a cancer pathway until point of
diagnosis or discharge.
To complete and maintain accurate records of
patient interactions, pre-diagnostic/ referral interventions clinical narrative
and outcomes, ensuring that patient confidentiality is adhered to within the
PCN Information Governance guidelines.
To undertake holistic needs assessments of
identified patients, enabling timely support and advocacy of patients
personalised care needs providing relevant information and psychological
support; advising patients and their identified carers of expected next steps.
Actively monitor and escalate issues regarding
the patient referral and next steps to the responsible clinician.
Develop and participate in the promotion of
patient-centred care and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with
the patient and their family, in making informed decisions about their care
from the point of suspected cancer referral.
Develop a continued updated knowledge of the
current services available for patients with complications from their treatment
but also services to offer on-going support in primary care into survivorship.
Developing the service to include a regular face
to face clinic for patients with higher support needs who are having treatment
or are on a personalised follow up pathway.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience working within cancer care pathways.
- Demonstrated experience in service development and implementation.
- Experience in collaborating with multi-professional teams and stakeholders.
- Experience in clinical audit and service improvement initiatives.
Desirable
- Primary Care experience
- Setting up and maintaining systems and processes.
- Previous experience in a leadership or managerial role within healthcare.
- Experience in delivering educational initiatives and training sessions
Qualifications
Essential
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience working within cancer care pathways.
- Demonstrated experience in service development and implementation.
- Experience in collaborating with multi-professional teams and stakeholders.
- Experience in clinical audit and service improvement initiatives.
Desirable
- Primary Care experience
- Setting up and maintaining systems and processes.
- Previous experience in a leadership or managerial role within healthcare.
- Experience in delivering educational initiatives and training sessions
Qualifications
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
