Targeted Lung Health Check Nurse

4 months ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) programme will enable the early detection of lung cancer in order to save lives. Cheshire and Merseyside has been identified as one of the higher areas of disease prevalence, in which significant impact can be made from the recognition of early stage lung cancer and offering curative treatment.

As a Target Lung Health Check Nurse Associate/ Assistant Practitioner, you will actively participate in undertaking lung health checks for the eligible population, as well as providing health education and smoking cessation.

The post holder will be expected to effectively communicate with members of the public from a variety of different backgrounds and be able to rely on your organisation skills to meet the requirements of our patients, and to work collaboratively and cooperatively with the nursing and wider multi-disciplinary team.

Work collaboratively with other health professionals to ensure that patients’ needs are met

Communicate effectively with patients, providing reassurance and support

Communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team and key stakeholders

Ability to have effective and compassionate communication, sometimes under complex circumstances

Communication and relationship skills - provides and receives complex, sensitive information with barriers to understanding communicates with patients/clients and carers, using empathy and reassurance and where there are barriers to understanding e.g. learning disabilities or language

Actively assist in administrative duties when appropriate (appointments, taking telephone queries, helping admin staff)

Engage in audit and/or information collection

Analytical and judgemental skills - Range of facts of situations requiring analysis: deciding on implementation of care programmes where there is a number of options.

Undertake training to be able to complete patient assessment, shared decision tool, assessment tools and smoking cessation

Ensure onward referral to other relevant care providers ie smoking cessation, pulmonary rehabilitation, etc

Undertake telephone lung health check appointments to establish risk scores and eligibility for further investigation

As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.

We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.

We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.

Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.

Monitor health, safety and security of self and others to promote best practice.

Maintain and ensure observation of robust quality assurance measures to meet national standards

Contribute towards the monitoring standards of care and participate in the improvement of care through audit and research

Promote patient and public involvement activities in specialist area leading to service improvement and attend local initiatives particularly to promote Targeted Lung Health Check Service.

Maintain, clear, concise, legible and contemporaneous patient records at all times in line with Trust policy

Participate fully in clinical supervision sessions arranged by the Team Leader and Clinical Supervisor.

Understand the processes involved in evidence based care and have knowledge of where to obtain evidence.

Work collaboratively with the professional agencies to ensure patient needs are met.

Establish and maintain effective communication with patient, cares/relatives and multi-disciplinary teams

Observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.

Actively participate in the annual performance review to identify personal development needs

Act in way’s that support people’s equality, diversity and rights.

Undertake specific training / workshop sessions as identified by the department and national team required to undertake the job role

Undertake relevant training / workshop sessions as identified on performance review for continuing professional development.

Undertake mandatory training in line with departmental and Trust policies.

Develop own skills and knowledge with assistance from others, identifying learning required to undertake the job role

Provide information and support to junior or new staff when it will help with their development or help them meet their work demands

This job description reflects the need to cultivate the service. It will evolve with the continuing expansion

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