Job Title
This role is for a dedicated healthcare professional to provide high-quality patient care in a specialist oncology setting. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based practice and support patients throughout their cancer journey.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Practice
* Provide specialist nursing care to patients with a diagnosis of cancer, ensuring a patient-centered approach and prioritizing their physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs.
* Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, using best evidence-based practice in cancer care, and develop individualized plans of care in conjunction with the MDT and patients as appropriate.
* Monitor and evaluate patient responses to treatment, amending plans of care accordingly, and collaborate with the MDT and patients to optimize outcomes.
Indirect Care
* Identify and agree referral pathways for patients with cancer, ensuring seamless transitions between services.
* Participate in case review with the MDT, utilizing a case management approach to address complex needs and promote effective communication.
* Take a proactive role in policy development, ensuring that cancer care services align with best practice guidelines and promote excellence in patient care.
Requirements and Qualifications
* Be currently registered nurse/midwife on the active Register of Nurses/Midwives held by Bord Altranais (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland).
* Hold an Oncology Qualification from an accredited institution or be willing to undertake the course and/or in-house training.
* Have experience in the specialist area of cancer care, demonstrating the ability to practice safely and effectively within their scope of practice.
* Demonstrate effective communication skills, organizational, and time management skills, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, commitment to providing a quality service, teamwork, and the ability to practice safely and effectively fulfilling their professional responsibility within their scope of practice.
Benefits
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, contributing to the delivery of exceptional patient care and driving innovation in cancer services.
Standard Responsibilities
Perform duties in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviours and perform other duties as assigned.