Medical Oncology Consultant with an interest in Breast and AOS

Detailed job description

and main responsibilities

The overall purpose of this post is to support the delivery of the End of Life Care Strategy within LNWH. The post holder will be involved in the delivery of nursing care for patients in the last phase of life with the level of knowledge, skill and competence beyond that of a traditional healthcare assistant. You will support and contribute to education and training of registered nurses, healthcare assistants and other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), with regards to the specific needs of patients and their families/carers at the last phase of life.

Working under indirect supervision, as part of the nursing team, you will have responsibility for delivering nursing care to patients within a delegated caseload.

You will participate in multidisciplinary working and the development, implementation and evaluation of the delivery of health care services.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

•FDSc Assistant Practitioner Foundation degree

Desirable criteria

NVQ Level 3 Health Award

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Experience working in the acute Healthcare setting

minimum of 3 years experience as a healthcare assistant

Demonstrates leadership and teaching ability

Ability to work on own initiative

Experience of team working

Experience of training others

Experience of working with patients in last days of life

Skills, Abilities and attributes

Essential criteria

Enthusiastic and motivated

Commitment to continued professional development

Good verbal and written communication skills

Excellent organisational skills and time management

•Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of national guidelines for management of patients in the last phase of life