Main area: Community Diagnostic Centre, Non-Specific Symptom Pathway
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: 1 year (fixed term)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (hybrid working)
Job ref: 276-6687690-AC
Employer: Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Queen Victoria NHS Foundation Trust
Town: East Grinstead
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
Clinical Nurse Specialist Non-specific symptom pathway
NHS AfC: Band 7
Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will help deliver the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) Non-Specific Symptom pathways (NSS) clinical pathway.
The post holder will work within the clinical team, collaborating with the Lead Consultant and the Nursing team to develop and embed the NSS pathway on behalf of the Trust and system.
This post is funded by the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance (SSCA) for a two-year fixed term period. QVH will be the designated hub for Sussex for this pathway.
Main duties of the job
1. The post holder will be the senior practitioner for the NSS pathway, ensuring the safe and effective running of this Nurse Led Service in delivering Nurse Led assessment of patients referred.
2. Work alongside the existing nursing team, providing specialist advice, education, and support for patients and other health care professionals.
3. Practice clinically within agreed care protocols, monitored by the Designated Medical Lead / Practitioner.
4. Skilled in telephone and video assessment of patients where there is suspicion of an underlying malignant cause for the patients' symptoms.
5. Work with the Care group and Divisional management teams to ensure smooth delivery of service and proactively reduce delays in patient pathways.
6. Provide expert knowledge and support to patients and their family/carers during investigations and notify them of outcomes.
Person specification
* Registered nurse on relevant part of the register. Educated to degree level or equivalent work-based experience. Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
* Clinical experience in Nurse led assessment of suspected cancer patients following 2ww referral. Experience in management of patients with cancer/surveillance.
* Leadership skills, ability to work well within a team, and motivated, assertive, dynamic, enthusiastic.
* Advanced communication skills and teaching/presentation aptitude.
* Ability to work autonomously and prioritise appropriately.
The closing date given is a guide only. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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