Job Description

The Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team for Acute Oncology is looking for a motivated, flexible and resilient band 7 CNS to join our team in a 1 year secondment.



The post holder will provide individualised patient-centred care for those who have a cancer diagnosis and have presented acutely unwell as a consequence of their cancer or treatment. The post holder will be supporting patients presenting with a suspected new diagnosis of cancer, as well as managing toxicities both in the inpatient and outpatient setting.



The post holder will also be leading service development and improvement at Royal Sussex County Hospital and Worthing General sites and working collaboratively across the Trust to ensure parity of care across all sites.



The post holder will also be supporting with educational requirements both within the team and in the wider MDT. The post holder will be instrumental in reviewing and improving communication and pathways between the multidisciplinary teams involved in patient care and management.



Please note that if you currently work for another NHS Trust/within UHSussex and you are applying to accept this position as a secondment opportunity, before applying you must seek agreement and authorisation from your current Trust/manager. Secondments can't be agreed without this approval. If you are unable to gain approval you should refrain from applying unless you wish to take this role as a fixed term position.



Assessment of cancer patients admitted as an emergency within 24 hours of presentation.



Perform comprehensive assessment of patient s ' nursing and medical needs.



Assess complex situations and make clinical decisions regarding care.



Support patients and colleagues at breaking bad news for new diagnoses or progression of disease.



Support work up and management of patients under the Cancer of Unknown Primary pathway.



Supporting inpatients and outpatients with diagnosis and management of toxicity.



Contribute to the personalised care of the patient group.



Provide appropriate information and advice to patients and others affected by cancer.



Provide a responsive service to queries and concerns - being able to triage and make appropriate clinical decisions, working within your limitations referring to senior colleagues as necessary.



Signpost and refer to services appropriately, such as physiotherapy, counselling, and palliative care.



Provide support and line management to junior members of the team.



Liaise effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary teams.



Work effectively and collaboratively with the CNS teams across UHSx and with our partner organisations.



Be a support and mentor to junior staff members.



To actively lead on and contribute to service development - including developing appropriate KPIs that are measurable which demonstrate service improvement.



At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our

Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community

where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a

buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when

they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which

is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after

ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best

that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope

that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make

and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack:

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

To include but not limited to:

Triage, assessment and management of acutely unwell cancer patients.



Management and co-ordination of treatment for cancer emergency presentations including neutropenic sepsis, metastatic spinal cord compression.



Support and advise on the diagnosis of suspected cancer.



Support the work-up, diagnosis and management of patients under the Cancer of Unknown Primary pathway.



Attendance at the multidisciplinary meetings and clinics



Management of patients presenting with immunotherapy toxicity and on-going assessment of response to treatment.



Collaborative working with all members of the MDT, including acute medical teams, site-specific CNS teams.



Signposting and making appropriate referrals



Lead on the service development of cancer CNS teams



Present at breaking bad news as required



Delivering and supporting patients when receiving life-altering / limiting news



Demonstrate effective and compassionate enhanced communication skills



Ensuring pathways for investigations and treatments are timely - managing and escalating as required any concerns that may impact the diagnostic and treatment target dates



Working clinically autonomously to provide advice in response to unscheduled contacts from patients and professionals



Reviewing current practice and working collaboratively to improve,



Be an influential leader to all grades and disciplines of staff



Promote effective teamwork



Conduct audit - including design and data analysis



Working in line with trust values and the NMC code of conduct



Please see JD and person spec for full details