Clinical Nurse Specialist - Sarcoma

Job summary

The post holder will work as an important member of the Multidisciplinary Team within Bristol NHS Foundation Trust collaborating with a range of health care providers in the local community and across the regional Network. The post holder will provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients (in-patient and out-patient) and their carers/families throughout the care pathway. The post holder will utilize skills of clinical expertise, education and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, carers and staff.

S/he will provide advice, support and information from the time of diagnosis and throughout curative, palliative and terminal phases. S/he will work closely with the multidisciplinary team in hospital and the community to ensure a co-ordinated quality service and will be actively involved in education, audit and research. The post holder will engage and lead discussions in multidisciplinary team meetings on their specialist area.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist nursing advice underpinned by theory and experience to support patients and their families/carers
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• To act as a specialist practitioner, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care in collaboration with senior colleagues achieved through systematic and holistic assessment, personalised care planning and onwards referral and discharge to primary care team
• To provide patients and staff with specialist advice to manage complex symptoms
• To develop and share expertise within the multidisciplinary team

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.