This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered General Nurse to join the Head and Neck CNS team for maternity leave cover over a 12-month period.
In this role, you will work closely with the Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialists and other members of the Multi-Professional Team to support the patient throughout their Head and Neck Cancer Journey.
We require an enthusiastic, forward-thinking, and motivated member of staff to join this busy service. This role will give you an excellent understanding of the Head and Neck Cancer patients' experience and help build on your knowledge and skills to deliver high-quality care.
The ideal candidate will have Head and Neck and/or oncology experience and would have some knowledge in the care of the Head and Neck Cancer patient.
Key Responsibilities:
Be the key worker for the duration of the patient's head and neck cancer journey from diagnosis through to completion of treatment. Assess patients and plan, implement and evaluate care using specialist clinical knowledge and skills. Review patients and provide care in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Contribute to a multidisciplinary approach to patient management. Provide education and support to patients, carers, and colleagues in tracheostomy and valve care. Participate in audit, research, and service development within the Head and Neck service. Refer patients to members of the multi-professional team and community for ongoing support and advice as required.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute, and community services, and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfill our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the healthcare problems of tomorrow.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards, including The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Minimum Requirements:
Ensure a high standard of safe clinical care and record-keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, national legislation, and local standards. Take personal responsibility for actions and omissions, and fully recognize personal accountability. Practise within an ethical framework based upon dignity and respect for the well-being and safety of patients and clients. Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilization and integration of evidence-based practice within own work area. Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols, standards, policies, and clinical guidelines within own work area. Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of audit, patient feedback, and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Jan 2025.
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In this role, you will work closely with the Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialists and other members of the Multi-Professional Team to support the patient throughout their Head and Neck Cancer Journey.
We require an enthusiastic, forward-thinking, and motivated member of staff to join this busy service. This role will give you an excellent understanding of the Head and Neck Cancer patients' experience and help build on your knowledge and skills to deliver high-quality care.
The ideal candidate will have Head and Neck and/or oncology experience and would have some knowledge in the care of the Head and Neck Cancer patient.
Key Responsibilities:
Be the key worker for the duration of the patient's head and neck cancer journey from diagnosis through to completion of treatment. Assess patients and plan, implement and evaluate care using specialist clinical knowledge and skills. Review patients and provide care in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Contribute to a multidisciplinary approach to patient management. Provide education and support to patients, carers, and colleagues in tracheostomy and valve care. Participate in audit, research, and service development within the Head and Neck service. Refer patients to members of the multi-professional team and community for ongoing support and advice as required.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute, and community services, and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfill our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the healthcare problems of tomorrow.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards, including The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Minimum Requirements:
Ensure a high standard of safe clinical care and record-keeping in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council, national legislation, and local standards. Take personal responsibility for actions and omissions, and fully recognize personal accountability. Practise within an ethical framework based upon dignity and respect for the well-being and safety of patients and clients. Act as a change agent, developing clinically effective practice through the effective utilization and integration of evidence-based practice within own work area. Contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based protocols, standards, policies, and clinical guidelines within own work area. Ensure a culture of continuous quality improvement through the use of audit, patient feedback, and reflection on practice by self and other members of the team.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Jan 2025.
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