Macmillan Chemotherapy Cns

Working as an integral part of the multidisciplinary Oncology team the specialist nurse will have a key role in leading nursing developments and improvements in the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of care for patients undergoing chemotherapy for solid tumours, both day patients and outpatients. The post holder will have a major role in providing education and training for other health care professionals, as well as leading and contributing to the provision of expert nursing care to patients.

The role requires the post holder to work within the clinical area when necessary.

You assist the Chemotherapy ANP with the day to day management of the Solid Tumour Chemotherapy Service and supervision of junior staff within this area.
- To work within the NMC code of professional practice, and within policies, procedures and guidelines of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, plus the national cancer service guidelines for Cancer.
- To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained and act when standards are not being maintained
- Act a clinical role model, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced
- To participate in the assessing, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care.
- To recognise changes in patients conditions which require the intervention of others and refer on as appropriate
- To clearly present the patients point of view to others, including promoting and protecting the interest and dignity of patients

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals,

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.

We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that arePROUD to Carefor nearly one million people.

Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s,

in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for
- our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe,

effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an

‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.

We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster

and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills
- Demonstrate specialist oncology knowledge and a problem solving approach, complications of the disease process or progression and complications of treatment.
- To have an understanding of treatment regimens and side effects, plus complications of chemotherapy.
- To take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, through promoting a no blame culture
- To establish and maintain effective communication, both verbal and written and relationships with Multi-disciplinary team
- To be aware of team member’s skills / capabilities and be able to delegate tasks appropriately.
- To be proficient in the skills of phlebotomy and cannulation
- To ensure that measurable standards of nursing care are set, maintained and evaluated at regular intervals and advise on planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised patient care given in the day unit.
- To be responsible for the keeping of accurate and confidential records.
- To participate in the delivery of the Cancer Personalised care program

Professional Duties
- To provide mentorship and preceptorship as required
- To take responsibility for own continuing professional development and performance, including identifying own development needs and maintain own portfolio in accordance with re-registration requirements
- To support the development of other team members in collaboration with other specialist staff, assess the educational needs of staff, and as a consequence develop a strategy to meet them.
- To produce written information for patients receiving chemotherapy ensuring this information is kept up to date.
- Deputise for Chemotherapy ANP

Managerial Duties
- To manage verbal complaints and refer on when unable to resolve, encouraging junior staff to be proactive in the management of verbal / potential complaints
- To participate in investigation of incidents / complaints required, including preparing detailed report/