An opportunity has arisen for 3 highly motivated dynamic nurses with excellent organisational skills to become active members of the Skin cancer multidisciplinary team working across 4 hospital sites. You will participate in the provision of high-quality care to suspected skin cancer patients as well as new and follow up patients diagnosed with a skin cancer and their families through surgical, oncology and palliative treatments.
You will also become part of the newly created teledermatology team supporting the consultant dermatologists with our teledermatology pathway. This pathway will consist of nurse-led diagnosis and consenting telephone clinics, results clinics, supervised face to face suspected skin cancer clinic, as well as undertaking surgical procedures once trained.
You will also support the Trainee advanced nurse practitioner and modern matron to manage the skin cancer nursing team and actively participate with all aspects of the multidisciplinary team, adapting the service as required and supporting service development to ensure the service provided to both patients and team is World Class.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Supporting skin cancer patients and their families across 4 specialities, you will also become part of the newly created teledermatology team supporting the consultant dermatologists with our teledermatology pathway. This pathway will consist of nurse-led diagnosis and consenting telephone clinics, results clinics, supervised face to face suspected skin cancer clinic, as well as undertaking surgical procedures once trained.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Ensure a high standard of care for all patients with a diagnosis of skin cancer, providing a high standard of psychosocial support for the patient and their family/carers during and after any treatment.
Act as an effective key worker for all patients and their families, providing advice, support and signposting when necessary.
Develop through completion of relevant post grad modules advanced clinical assessment skills in nurse led clinics to autonomously manage patients with a skin cancer diagnosis to ensure that optimum physical and psychological care needs are met.
Develop nurse led clinics working in parallel with multidisciplinary team members.
Ensure patients holistic needs are taken into consideration in the decision making process utilising the relevant tools and skills
Utilise highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations.
Attend weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, and represent the MDT as required at local/regional business meetings and the West Midlands Expert Advisory Group meetings.
Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes.
Undertake highly specialised technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles.
Responsible for training provision of identified staff groups within defined areas
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
