Job summary
The post holder will work as in integral member of the Head and Neck Team, providing exemplary service for patients with Head and Neck and Thyroid cancer.
To provide specialist nursing care and Nurse led clinics and provide personalized care and support planning for patients with Head and Neck / Thyroid Cancer.
To provide a specialist nursing service undertaking assessment and triage of patients with a known or suspected cancer diagnosis, ensuring timely access of any required investigations/service interventions.
The post holder will provide advice and support to wider members of the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will have close liaison with the CNS team, AHP's, Consultants and will be expected to share nursing responsibility within the service, and in association with the Nursing strategy for the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- To provide specialist nursing and to support the provision of care for patients with Head and Neck / Thyroid Cancer at all points along the care pathway.
- To liaise and work alongside the appropriate multi-professional teams to support patients with complex needs.
- Act as a clinical expert/advice resource for patients, families, carers and health professionals about diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and survivorship.
- To ensure that the key worker role and holistic needs assessment are identified and undertaken at appropriate points of the patient care pathway in liaison with other site specific multi-professional teams.
- To practice nursing care within the Head and neck team, ensuring appropriate investigations, diagnosis are received in timely manner to achieve 62 day pathway.
- To attend and when needed, present to the Head and Neck Cancer Site MDT meetings.
- To maintain accurate, appropriate and concise patient records and other appropriate records, utilising PPM and EPR.
- To provide relevant and clear information, education and advice for patients, carer's and family at all times.
- To disseminate information on education and training
- To maintain links with Macmillan service development
- To act as the patient's advocate, supporting their involvement in decision making.
About us
- Support the Trust's aims and objectives around service delivery and achieving targets.
- In liaison with all relevant professionals and the multi-disciplinary team, initiate and develop new ideas for the improvement of Head and Neck services for patients.
- To participate in the investigation of incidents/complaints, including preparation of reports and responses to complaints.
- Within the framework of clinical governance, work continuously to improve quality and safeguard standards of care, maintaining a patient focused service, promoting and implementing evidence based practice with measurable standards of care and outcomes. Initiate and be involved in audit projects to measure standards of care. Help to identify and highlight any gaps in the evidence/service provision.
To ensure effective resource management and understand the financial implications of service needs and specific budgetary requirements related to Head and Neck Team
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Promote and provide expert nursing advice within the speciality at all times.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
- Demonstrate specialist skills and knowledge through nursing practice.
- Work alongside the Head and Neck Cancer services to establish, implement and monitor Trust guidelines, policies and protocols relating to the effective delivery of acute oncology services.
- Act as a change agent utilising the principles of evidence based practice.
- To implement and disseminate change through policy and guidelines.
- Use communication skills to impart information, advice and support at all levels.
- To provide timely advanced assessment of physical, social, emotional, psychological needs of patients at presentation and other points of contact as appropriate, ensuring early initiation of investigation, referral or management.
- Work with nursing staff to facilitate individualised patient care based on principles of evidence based practice.
- Involve patient, family and carers in the planning and delivery of care and development of services.
- Monitor investigation results, initiating further assessment/review of treatment pathway as required.
- Support the role of the cancer care co-ordinator including Macmillan eHNA.
3.2 Professional Duties
- Act as a role model for quality nursing care at all times, promoting the need for effective evidence based interventions.
- Act as patient advocate at all points of the care pathway.
- Work within the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
- Adhere to national, local and professional standards, guidance and directives relevant to their sphere of practice.
- Act as a team member within the Head and Neck Team.
- Undertake personal clinical supervision as required.
- Contribute to investigation of complaints and subsequent action plans within Head and Neck Cancer.
- Undertake an annual review (IPR) with your line manager
- Ensure adherence to all Trust-wide protocols, policies and directive within service delivery.
- Participate in service review and development alongside acute oncology service leads and cancer management team.
- To work closely with members of the Trusts cancer management team and other appropriate health and social within Head and Neck services within and across the primary, secondary and tertiary care settings, in line with local, network and national guidance and standards.
- Work with other appropriate professionals to ensure holistic, comprehensive nursing assessment, care planning, care delivery and referral mechanisms are in place to support patients at appropriate points of their care pathway, ensuring advice and information is available to both patients and carers. This will involve communication with other Trust teams (Leeds and Bradford)
- Working closely with all Head and Neck service multi-disciplinary team members (and wider team members), to ensure effective communication with other appropriate services, patients and carers takes place in a timely and effective way.
- To ensure that continuity of care for patients and appropriate specialist nursing or other health and social support is available and accessible as appropriate, liaising where appropriate with other care settings and professionals.
- Work closely with the CNS and AHP teams to support and develop cancer nursing and supportive care for cancer patients in Calderdale and Huddersfield.
- To act as a role model for other nurses caring for patients with cancer, establishing positive and credible professional leadership and be involved in mentoring of staff and clinical supervision as appropriate.
- Support the Trusts aims and objectives around service delivery and achieving targets.
- In liaison with all relevant professionals and the multi-disciplinary team, initiate and develop new ideas for the improvement of Head and Neck services for patients.
- To participate in the investigation of incidents/complaints, including preparation of reports and responses to complaints.
- Within the framework of clinical governance, work continuously to improve quality and safeguard standards of care, maintaining a patient focused service, promoting and implementing evidence based practice with measurable standards of care and outcomes. Initiate and be involved in audit projects to measure standards of care. Help to identify and highlight any gaps in the evidence/service provision.
- To ensure effective resource management and understand the financial implications of service needs and specific budgetary requirements related to Head and Neck Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Promote and provide expert nursing advice within the speciality at all times.
- Undertake comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery according to changing health care needs.
- Demonstrate specialist skills and knowledge through nursing practice.
- Work alongside the Head and Neck Cancer services to establish, implement and monitor Trust guidelines, policies and protocols relating to the effective delivery of acute oncology services.
- Act as a change agent utilising the principles of evidence based practice.
- To implement and disseminate change through policy and guidelines.
- Use communication skills to impart information, advice and support at all levels.
- To provide timely advanced assessment of physical, social, emotional, psychological needs of patients at presentation and other points of contact as appropriate, ensuring early initiation of investigation, referral or management.
- Work with nursing staff to facilitate individualised patient care based on principles of evidence based practice.
- Involve patient, family and carers in the planning and delivery of care and development of services.
- Monitor investigation results, initiating further assessment/review of treatment pathway as required.
- Support the role of the cancer care co-ordinator including Macmillan eHNA.
3.2 Professional Duties
- Act as a role model for quality nursing care at all times, promoting the need for effective evidence based interventions.
- Act as patient advocate at all points of the care pathway.
- Work within the NMC Code of Conduct at all times.
- Adhere to national, local and professional standards, guidance and directives relevant to their sphere of practice.
- Act as a team member within the Head and Neck Team.
- Undertake personal clinical supervision as required.
- Contribute to investigation of complaints and subsequent action plans within Head and Neck Cancer.
- Undertake an annual review (IPR) with your line manager
- Ensure adherence to all Trust-wide protocols, policies and directive within service delivery.
- Participate in service review and development alongside acute oncology service leads and cancer management team.
- To work closely with members of the Trusts cancer management team and other appropriate health and social within Head and Neck services within and across the primary, secondary and tertiary care settings, in line with local, network and national guidance and standards.
- Work with other appropriate professionals to ensure holistic, comprehensive nursing assessment, care planning, care delivery and referral mechanisms are in place to support patients at appropriate points of their care pathway, ensuring advice and information is available to both patients and carers. This will involve communication with other Trust teams (Leeds and Bradford)
- Working closely with all Head and Neck service multi-disciplinary team members (and wider team members), to ensure effective communication with other appropriate services, patients and carers takes place in a timely and effective way.
- To ensure that continuity of care for patients and appropriate specialist nursing or other health and social support is available and accessible as appropriate, liaising where appropriate with other care settings and professionals.
- Work closely with the CNS and AHP teams to support and develop cancer nursing and supportive care for cancer patients in Calderdale and Huddersfield.
- To act as a role model for other nurses caring for patients with cancer, establishing positive and credible professional leadership and be involved in mentoring of staff and clinical supervision as appropriate.
- Support the Trusts aims and objectives around service delivery and achieving targets.
- In liaison with all relevant professionals and the multi-disciplinary team, initiate and develop new ideas for the improvement of Head and Neck services for patients.
- To participate in the investigation of incidents/complaints, including preparation of reports and responses to complaints.
- Within the framework of clinical governance, work continuously to improve quality and safeguard standards of care, maintaining a patient focused service, promoting and implementing evidence based practice with measurable standards of care and outcomes. Initiate and be involved in audit projects to measure standards of care. Help to identify and highlight any gaps in the evidence/service provision.
- To ensure effective resource management and understand the financial implications of service needs and specific budgetary requirements related to Head and Neck Team.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent qualification in nursing/equivalent level of experience
- Experience of dealing with and responding to complaints and concerns
- Experience of managing own workload, including expanding current role
- Evidence of challenging decision-making and negotiating in clinical practice
Desirable
- Higher education training continued Professional Development within Nursing
- Post Grad qualification in oncology/palliative care/ ENT
- Nurse prescriber
- Experience of business planning and waiting list management
- Demonstrate evidence of training around treatment regimens for acute oncology patients
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Experience in dealing with Senior Medical/Nursing staff
- Ability to manage complex situations effectively and demonstrate ability to influence change
- Up to date professional knowledge, PDR training and experience
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in oncology, thyroid cancer or Head and Neck nursing services
- Evidence of excellence innovation and achievement in management practice
- Evidence of Laryngectomy management/Valves and Tracheostomy
- Experience in Nursing in an Outpatients setting
- Evidence of maintaining high level skills in assessment and management of Head and Neck oncology patient care
- Significant knowledge and skills in Head and Neck nursing and symptom management
- Aware of National and Local Cancer Agenda
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent communications skills - verbal and written
- Leadership skills / team building. Experience of evidence-based practice
- Treats all people equally and with respect.
Desirable
- Has self-confidence and uses this to lead, involve and challenge others as appropriate
- Displays a strong motivation and commitment to success.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Degree level or equivalent qualification in nursing/equivalent level of experience
- Experience of dealing with and responding to complaints and concerns
- Experience of managing own workload, including expanding current role
- Evidence of challenging decision-making and negotiating in clinical practice
Desirable
- Higher education training continued Professional Development within Nursing
- Post Grad qualification in oncology/palliative care/ ENT
- Nurse prescriber
- Experience of business planning and waiting list management
- Demonstrate evidence of training around treatment regimens for acute oncology patients
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Experience in dealing with Senior Medical/Nursing staff
- Ability to manage complex situations effectively and demonstrate ability to influence change
- Up to date professional knowledge, PDR training and experience
Desirable
- Recent experience of working in oncology, thyroid cancer or Head and Neck nursing services
- Evidence of excellence innovation and achievement in management practice
- Evidence of Laryngectomy management/Valves and Tracheostomy
- Experience in Nursing in an Outpatients setting
- Evidence of maintaining high level skills in assessment and management of Head and Neck oncology patient care
- Significant knowledge and skills in Head and Neck nursing and symptom management
- Aware of National and Local Cancer Agenda
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent communications skills - verbal and written
- Leadership skills / team building. Experience of evidence-based practice
- Treats all people equally and with respect.
Desirable
- Has self-confidence and uses this to lead, involve and challenge others as appropriate
- Displays a strong motivation and commitment to success.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
