Lymphoma Clinical Nurse Specialist

Main duties of the job additional: You will have primary responsibility for the provision of specialist nursing for a defined patient/client group, practicing autonomously as a core member of the multi-disciplinary team. Responsible for leading a team (in the absence of the team lead) to provide the safe therapeutic management of a defined patient / client caseload. Be the identified key worker for a patient/client caseload to co-ordinate / oversee therapeutic treatment and care. Provide specialist advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals. Practice clinically in agreed care settings and advise and support Divisions regarding the overall management of the service. Work across professional, departmental and Trust boundaries as required to develop and support patient-centred seamless care, with particular responsibility for leading nurse-led care initiatives. Act as a role model for all and contribute effectively to inter-professional team working. 1. Holistically assess and identify health and psychosocial needs of individual patients and plan a Personalised Care programme to meet these needs, in partnership with patients/carers and colleagues. 2. Establish contact with patients/carers from the time of initial referral or identification to provide specialist nursing advice and practical and psychosocial support. 3. Manage a patient caseload to agreed referral/discharge criteria. Act as a key worker, effectively working in partnership with other professionals and referring patients to other practitioners as required. 4. Deliver knowledgeable nursing care to patients in agreed practice settings, working as part of nursing teams and in partnership with ward and departmental clinical leaders. 5. Communicate with patients in ways that empower them through shared decision making to make informed choices about their health and health care. Act as advocate for individual patients and the client group. 6. Provide appropriate education to patients and their families to promote health and encourage self-care and participation in the planned programme of treatment and care. 7. Use advanced communication skills to impart sensitive, complex and potentially distressing information to patients and carers, and provide them with advice and emotional support in hospital/at home as appropriate. 8. Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and contribute to clinical activity/data collection as required. 9. Synthesise coherently and effectively, knowledge and expertise related to the specific area of practice. 10. Work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, offering appropriate, guidance and supervision to colleagues. 11. Be involved in planning and implementing standards of care, practice guidelines and where appropriate Integrated Care Pathways, and to continually evaluate the quality of patient care. 12. Contribute to the development of nurse-led initiatives for the benefit of the identified client group in relevant care settings, in conjunction with medical and nursing/AHP colleagues. 13. Demonstrate and disseminate clinical practice developments, utilising research in the specialist area of practice to develop and deliver evidence-based care. 14. Be proactive in supporting change to promote practice development and service improvement, in accordance with local and national service policy or guidance. 15. Contribute appropriately to clinical governance activities that relate to own area of practice and patient/client group. 16. To participate in delivering the UHS corporate nursing agenda. 17. Challenge professional and organisational boundaries in the interest of patients and clients and to improve health outcomes. 18. Contribute to the development of protocols, documentation systems, standards, policies and clinical guidelines for others to use in practice. 19. Work in collaboration with health and social care colleagues within the Trust and external primary and acute care providers to develop patient-centred pathways of care for smooth and timely referral, minimising delays and supporting shared care. 20. Assist in evaluation of the service and patient care, including patient satisfaction; selecting and applying a range of valid and reliable methods that are appropriate to needs and context. 21. Critically appraise and synthesise the outcomes of relevant research, evaluation and audit and act on this information in collaboration with colleagues to continually develop the service. 22. Identify gaps in evidence and / or practice knowledge that require resolution through research and initiate or assist in research activities as appropriate. 23. Provide education/training opportunities for nursing and other learners at pre and post qualification levels through classroom teaching and clinical placements.

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