NHS Jobs
Location
Brighton, East Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Communication Regularly interact with patients/carers/relatives and all identified on list of key working relationships. Regularly interact and communicate with patients/carers who have diverse limitations in their ability to communicate, ranging from physical, emotional and cultural. Provide highly complex information to patients/carers about all aspects of the cancer disease process (diagnosis, prognosis, symptom management and when treatment fails). Provide highly complex information to patients/carers about all aspects of treatment (SACT, radiotherapy, venous access devices, side effects management). Using the highest level of communication and interpersonal skills and ensuring that the information is in an easily understood language. Demonstrate highly developed communication skills. Be skilled at providing reassurance and support. Be skilled at emphasising and communicating bad news with sensitivity. Be skilled in discussing difficult decisions for example terminating treatment and end-of-life issues. Identify the patient and carers coping mechanisms, being aware of individual strategies adopted. Encourage the individual to explore positive ways of coping accessing counselling and complementary therapy services as appropriate. Ensure that clinical and managerial records/documentation are maintained accurately and in accordance with current guidelines (written and computer data base records). Input and maintain accurate information about patients diagnosis and chemotherapy treatments onto Chemo Care. Service Delivery and Improvement Contribute to the development of the profession within the Trust, participating in projects. Use the Patient First program to review and improve services Involvement in service improvements -- Please see Job Description & Person Specs --
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Salary
£28.41k - £34.58k per annum
