The post holder will act as a senior healthcare professional within the Lung Cancer Team and provide support to the workforce in Respiratory Medicine and be identifiable, highly visible, and accessible to patients, carers and staff for assistance advice and support.
The enhanced level is differentiated from other levels by one’s expertise in applying specific knowledge and skills to a designated area. This role will manage caseloads of patients, providing intervention as part of a designated pathway.
1. This role will involve autonomous, independent clinical practice, as well as leadership of other practitioners working in the department.
1. They will work in conjunction with the MDT to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care.
1. Assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment interventions within a set field of practice for patients by virtue of enhanced clinical judgement and close liaison with members of the MDT
2. Develop specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience of the care and management of patients with lung cancer, including acute presentation of malignancy, complications of the disease process, and patient pathways.
3. Demonstrate compassionate leadership in daily working, supporting other Practitioners in your areas of work, holding line management responsibility for the team.
4. Utilise advanced clinical skills within an interdepartmental and / or multidisciplinary team to ensure that patients with Lung Cancer receive holistic, timely and high-quality clinical care.
5. Use expertise and decision-making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence-based judgements and/or diagnoses.
6. Demonstrate effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care, or seeking to make positive changes, using Health Education England’s framework to promote person-centred approaches in health and care.
7. Work in partnership with individuals, families, and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
1. To work as thesenior enhanced practitionerby sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues to promote a cohesive team and the achievement of objectives for the service.
2. Support on the promotion of the trusts Lung Cancer service across the organisation and to other NHS/health organisations or regulating bodies
3. Pro-actively initiate and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of roles within teams, to encourage productive working.
4. Demonstrate team leadership, resilience, and determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex, or unpredictable and seeking to build confidence in others.
5. Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to colleagues, patients and carers/relatives both within and outside the Trust.
6. Initiate, evaluate, and modify a range of interventions which may include prescribing medicines, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
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This advert closes on Thursday 13 Feb 2025