Description
The post-holder will act as keyworker for patients diagnosed with a skin malignancy and core member of the MDT, providing a link between patients and health care professionals across primary, secondary and tertiary care and act as an advocate for patients/families.
The post holder will:
- Provide an holistic, patient focused service delivering evidence based information and advice to patients with skin cancer, supporting them and their families throughout pre-diagnosis, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care.
- Ensure the provision of high quality specialist nursing care to all patients with skin cancer who are being treated at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
- Establish follow up outpatient clinics for newly diagnosed patients, patients undergoing treatment and at point of discharge, implementing holistic needs assessments (HNA).
- Be involved in establishing and delivering health and wellbeing events.
- Deliver a minor surgical clinic in line with service requirements.
- Contribute to continual development, implementation and evaluation of the Skin Cancer Service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework.
- Be a clinical expert in skin cancer with excellent communication skills, act as a resource to the multidisciplinary team, other health care professionals and the general public.
The role requires the ability to work autonomously and independently but within an integrated collaborative team.
Main duties of the job:
- Attend skin cancer MDT.
The trust offers various benefits including an on-site staff nursery, wellbeing practitioners, wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.