Clinical Nurse Specialist - Faster Diagnosis Head and Neck Cancer/ NSS inGillingham inGillingham PUBLISHED
WED 6 NOV 2024
Medway NHS Foundation Trust r4SHtV4X
The post holder will play a critical role in delivering individualized care and support to patients suspected of having cancer, maintaining nurse-led clinics, and addressing the needs of patients and their families. Strong alignment with the Trust’s values of boldness, inclusivity, open communication, and teamwork is essential for success in this position. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to join a dedicated team committed to improving cancer care and outcomes.
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Faster Diagnosis Head and Neck Cancer/NSS
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Cancer and Access
Band: 7
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum / pro rata
Interview Date: Wednesday 27th November 2024
We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
In conjunction with Cancer Services, the head and neck and NSS multidisciplinary teams, diagnostics and tertiary services the post holder will assist with the clinical aspects of the co-ordination of the diagnostic pathway for head and neck cancer, and non specific symptoms ensuring faster diagnosis where a cancer is presentincorporating information provision, physical and psychological support.
The Trust already provides straight-to-test pathways for cancer, including clinical triage processes, and this role will be key to developing and maintaining these pathways for head and neck cancer. The post holder will need to act autonomously but in close collaboration with Cancer Services, the Faster Diagnosis nursing team, a team of consultant surgeons, imaging, endoscopy, other tertiary trusts when applying specialist expertise to all facets of care for patients with suspected cancer.
Our values areBold,Every Person Counts,Sharing and Open andTogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
The post holder will provide specialist advice and support for patients with suspected cancer during the journey from referral to diagnosis. The role will be part of a growing team of nurses who will focus on the diagnostic part of the cancer pathway, focusing on streamlining timed diagnostic pathways and meeting the new 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard for cancer.
We are looking for an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team, to offer an individualised service and provide direct support and advice to patients with suspected cancer during various and often complex diagnostic tests with a focus on meeting the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard and other Cancer Waiting Times targets.
To maintain nurse led clinic's whereby the concerns and needs of the patient's and their family/friends and carers are appropriately channelled.
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