Clinical Nurse Specialist GI Peritoneal Malignancy

The purpose of this Clinical Nurse Specialist Gastrointestinal Cancer Survivorship ( CNS GI NPM )

The Clinical Nurse Specialist will work with the multi-professional Surgical and Medical oncology team in the promotion of a patient centred approach to cancer patients and their families. In doing so, he/she will provide nursing expertise, education and a management consultation service to patients, their relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team in all areas of this specialty.

The post holder will also be expected to contribute to nurse-led quality initiatives which meet national, regional and local standards in cancer and supportive care.

Deliver care in line with the five core concepts of the role set out in the Framework for the Establishment of Clinical Nurse Specialist Posts, 4thedition, National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (NCNM) 2008

Caseload

The GI CNS NPM will focus on the following patient caseload.

Adults over 16 with lower GI cancer and patients for HIPEC surgery in the MMUH.

The GI CNS NPM will work within their scope of practice be clinically supervised by the Consultant Surgeon.

For enquiries, Please contact;

Tracey Fitzpatrick - DNM Cancer Directorate Email: - TraceyFitzpatrick@mater.ie

Sandra Flynn - CNM 3 Cancer Directorate - Email: sflynn@mater.ie