Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist | The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
We are looking to appoint a Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.
Along with your NMC registration and post registration experience within Oncology and/or respiratory, the successful applicant will work within the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Oncology at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust to support the further development of the service for patients who have Lung cancer and Mesothelioma.
The post holder will work with the Lung MDT to develop deliver the service to reflect the needs of patients with Lung cancer and Mesothelioma and benign pleural pathologies throughout the patient pathway in order to ensure the delivery of a high quality, clinically effective care, prioritising, and utilising research.- Take on the role of patient’s key worker.
- Provide emotional and psychological support at key stages in the patient pathway signposting/referring for level 3 and 4 psychological support as necessary.
- Work closely with and refer to, other specialist nurses and appropriate services to co-ordinate seamless transitions of care.
- Ensure effective liaison between the community team, the hospital and the multi-disciplinary team.
- Be a member of the Lung MDT, contributing to discussions regarding individual patients - acting as patient advocate.
- Demonstrate highly effective communication and information sharing with patients, ensuring a variety of modalities of information is available to patients.
- In collaboration with Respiratory Physicians facilitate the Pleural clinic service, empowering patients in decision making, managing symptoms, and providing support and education to patients and staff.
As a Trust, we are passionate about helping our staff to achieve their career aspirations, and can offer a variety of learning and development opportunities to support your continued professional development.
We are an organisation that strives to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision (“To provide excellent care for the communities we serve”) and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most – our patients and their families
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Oct 2024