Clinical Nurse Specialist (Acute Oncology)

The post holder will use specialist knowledge and skills to support the AOS team to provide healthcare to patients who have a complex and undetermined presentation, and acutely unwell patients. The post holder will work supported by the wider team assessing the clinical situation, determining a working diagnosis, commencing initial treatment and appropriate supportive management. This includes the patients presenting with a new malignancy of unknown origin. The post holder will work alongside the medical team maintaining good communication and collaboration between the various multidisciplinary teams and also primary care and community palliative care. Evidence-based care will be inherent in their practice, ensuring that best practice is disseminated throughout the clinical areas. The post holder will work across the all areas of Acute Oncology:

• Malignancy of Unknown Origin and Cancer of Unknown Primary
• Telephone Triage
• AOS presence in the day case
• In-patient referrals for emergency admissions
  
  For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most., Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC). Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities. Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.