Macmillan Prostate Cancer Nurse

Our fabulous Urology Specialist Nursing Team are excited to offer this newly created post as a Band 6 As part of the team, you will be supporting our patients on their Cancer Pathway journey - ensuring their emotional, psychological and physical health needs are met. Here at NGH we are fortunate to have a bespoke pathway and team for our Urology patients. You will have access and support from them to support your own journey. As part of the Macmillan family, you will have access to their resources. Main duties of the job Working as a core member of the Urology multidisciplinary team, the post holder will provide high quality patient centred care, ensuring patients/carers living with prostate cancer have access to expert information, advice and support from the point of diagnosis. The post holder will act as the main point of contact, supporting a caseload of patients, providing specialist information, help and support, liaising with other healthcare professionals within the MDT, primary and secondary care to ensure a seamless service for patients and their families. The post holder will support the Prostate Clinical Nurse Specialists in the delivery of an innovative, high-quality service to those living with prostate cancer. The post holder will be responsible for implementing the key elements of Personalised Care, ensuring patients are offered a Holistic Needs Assessment/care planning at key stages in the pathway in line with national directives have access to an End of Treatment Summary and Health and Wellbeing opportunities to meet their induvial needs About us Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service. Our Excellence Values Compassion Accountability Respect Integrity Courage We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential. UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN. Job responsibilities To undertake a HNA at key stages in the pathway in line with national directives, using a recognised tool, ensuring the patients physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual needs are identified. Use supportive conversations to develop and implement of care to meet the individual needs of patients/carers, ensuring they are reviewed and adapted in respond to the changing clinical situation. To attend the weekly specialist multidisciplinary team meeting as required, contributing to the multidisciplinary discussion and patient assessment/care planning decisions and co-ordinate actions from the MDT. To review patients admitted as an emergency, working with the admitting team to agree and implement an appropriate management plan. To provide advice on the management of symptoms, referring those with complex needs to the Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team. To demonstrate enhanced practice in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care, documenting the outcomes of consultations in the hospital notes and on the Somerset Cancer Register. To provide Level 2 psychological support for patients/carers, referring patient with complex needs to the Macmillan Clinical Psychologist. To support with patient and carer communication issues and co-ordinate the patients pathway, acting as a point of contact or responsible for nominating the main point of contact for the patient depending on their individual needs. Deputy Head Nurse for Surgery PROSTaid Prostate Cancer Nurse Specialist Macmillan Uro-oncology Team Matron Macmillan Metastatic Prostate Cancer CNS Macmillan Prostate Nurse 3 To ensure patients receive specialist verbal and written information at the appropriate point in their illness experience to meet their individual needs sign posting to the Macmillan Information Centre and Maggies. To become acquainted with the local and regional care pathways including knowledge of contact points for referral and advice. To identify and meet the educational needs of those living with prostate cancer. To demonstrate knowledge of the clinical trials relevant to prostate cancer. Ensure the palliative care needs of patients and their families are identified and met, referring patients with complex needs to the Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team. To identify the patients Preferred Place of Care at the appropriate point in the illness experience, ensuing patients and able to be discharged to their place of choice, where possible. To support patients under the AMBER Care Bundle pathway. To ensure patients/carers are supported during significant consultations, acting as the patients advocate. Promotes a culture that supports and enables self-management strategies, promoting the dedicated cancer You-Tube channel. To work in line with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. To promote collaborative working relationships and effective communication between all members of the multidisciplinary team and across different boundaries of care. To provide nursing advice and support to other health professionals related to prostate cancer. To identify own personal development needs and ensure these are met, actively engaging with the learning and development opportunities offered by Macmillan Cancer Support. To maintain a personal professional profile, clearly demonstrating evidence for revalidation. To participate in the formal review process and plan future personal development and competencies to be achieved. Person Specification Educations, Training and Qualifications RN Level 1 educated to degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience Evidence of continuing professional development to postgraduate degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience Fundamentals of Cancer Care or equivalent level of education training or experience Recognised communication skills training Evidence of continued professional development Educated to degree level in cancer or palliative care or equivalent level of education, training or experience Edward Jenner Leadership program or equivalent level of education, training or experience Knowledge & Experience Recent experience in caring for patients living with prostate cancer Experience of multi-professional working and management of own caseload National frameworks related to cancer Personalised Care & Support Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK Skills Symptom management Effective negotiation and interpersonal skills Ability to work automatously and as part of a multidisciplinary team Ability to plan own workload and manage own time effectively Ability to exercise initiative and work under pressure Ability to concentrate whilst undertaking assessments, listening/providing emotional support to patients or changing tasks at speed when attending patients admitted as an emergency Clinical skills such as injections and cannulation Ability to support patient moving and handling, as required Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users Diplomatic, calm & objective Flexible Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure andarring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. £38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer Annum / Pro Rata #J-18808-Ljbffr