Lung Cancer Cns - Winchester, United Kingdom - Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Winchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic nurse with a passion for cancer to join our lung cancer CNS team on a 12 month fixed term / secondment.

The Band 6 role is a key supporting function to the wider team to enable the optimal care of our patients and to the success of our Trust.

The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate care is the most important role within the organisation.

To ensure the lung cancer patient journey is patient centred, evidence based with excellent communication between all those involved.
Where necessary, or when requested, to act as the patient advocate.
To provide individualised, written and verbal, support & advice around referral to lung cancer clinic, and prediagnosis investigations.
To provide individualised, written and verbal, support and information to patients, their families and carers before, and following, a diagnosis of lung cancer or mesothelioma including the utilisation of an Holistic Needs Assessment.
To support patients during consideration of treatment options.
To track the patient's progress along the cancer journey across all areas of healthcare, acting as a liaison between healthcare professionals.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing patients, visitors and staff with high quality services in a safe environment.

Patient care is at the heart of what we do.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

We provide some specialist services to people across the UK and internationally.

We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides one service from multiple locations including our own three hospitals.

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (BNHH) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) both provide a full range of planned and emergency services including accident and emergency, general and specialist surgery, general medicine, intensive care, rehabilitation, chemotherapy, diagnostic services, maternity, neonatal, gynaecology, paediatric care and outpatient clinics.

Andover War Memorial Hospital (AWMH) provides community and hospital services including a minor injuries unit, outpatient clinics, diagnostic imaging, day surgery, rehabilitation and maternity services

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.