Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Managerial/Leadership

• Undertake clinical supervision of nursing colleagues on an individual or group basis.
• Evaluate service delivery against key performance targets, National Quality Measures, identify areas for improvement and initiate change.
• Ensure the effective and efficient use of physical and financial resources, make recommendations regarding supplies and equipment.
• Collect, collate and report activity data to key stakeholders, producing regular formal reports.
• Embeds patient and public involvement within the sphere of practice.
• Promotes the philosophy of person-centred care, co-creating care with people affected by cancer
• Participates in Service Reviews in order to drive service improvement.
• Leads the development of patient focused education, including training to self-manage ongoing consequences.
• Leads the nursing contribution to service development, ensuring the pursuit of excellence in care.

Principal Accountabilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programme of evidence-based nursing care.
• Provide expert advice and clinical practice.
• Provide specialist education and training to others.
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop cost effective services and quality of care delivered.
• Act as a role model, lead the development of clinical services within the specialist field.
• Actively participate in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views, using creative reasoning and problem solving where necessary.
• Act as a Key Worker for a clinical caseload, working to co-ordinate care and provide easy access for ongoing support for patients.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with colleagues, patients and other users of the Trust.
• Produce written communications which are clear, fluent, concise and easily understood
• Establish and build relationships with colleagues and clients/users and the effective management of patient/client concerns in line with the Trust policy.
• Fully understand the rights and views of clients/users, their families, seeking out and addressing their needs.
• Co-operate and work well with others, appreciating the roles of other staff and agencies involved in the care of patients.

Innovation/Education

• Provide specialist, expert clinical knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers/relatives.
• Undertake clinical supervision of nursing colleagues on an individual or group basis.
• Identify learning needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of education to meet identified needs.
• Participate in the education of pre and post registered nurses, medical staff, AHPs, patient and carers and participate in curriculum development where appropriate.
• Address specific health targets e.g. NICE Guidance, NSF related to own area of practice through education.
• Ensure own compliance and compliance of others with regard to mandatory training and PREP requirements.

Clinical Governance

• Identify need for participate and undertake research, clinical audit, benchmarking and equipment trials, in order to improve effectiveness of patient care.
• Disseminate research and audit findings through presentation to professional groups and publication.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work
• Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area, leading to service improvement.
• Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
• Define a clear pathway, refer to other professionals and signpost to other agencies as appropriate.

Human Resources

• Observe provisions of and adhere to all Trust Policies and Procedures.
• Actively participate in the annual performance review to identify personal development needs.
• Attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post.

Specialist Practice

• Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs putting quality at the heart of practice by delivering evidence based individualised and personalised care through holistic needs assessment, planning and evaluation of care and all care interventions.
• Perform advanced clinical skills in assessment and/or diagnosis and/or treatment.
• Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate patient records.
• Involve patients and carers/relatives in the planning and delivery of care and development of service.
• Monitor investigation results, initiating further assessment/review of treatment pathway as required.
• Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing care needs and discharge arrangements.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives and professionals across health and social services.
• Contribute to the health promotion agenda with the local health economy.
• To undertake non-medical prescribing duties within the legal framework for nurse prescribing and adhere to the Trust’s Policy for Non-Medical Prescribing.
• In keeping with the NMC ‘Code of Professional Conduct’ and ‘Standards of Proficiency for Nurse and Midwife Prescribers’, keep up to date with best prescribing practice in relation to the management of conditions within his/her specialist area
• Undertake regular audits of his/her prescribing practice.
• Promote self-management, undertaking risk stratification to determine those who can self-manage, following education, those who will need guided support to self-manage and those who will require on-going face to face support.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.