They will also
- Oversee and provide expert advice on care, treatment and managing side effects
- Provide emotional and psycho-social support through home visits or telephone contact
- Home visits to provide direct nursing care and advice in conjunction with the community children’s nurses
- Liaise closely with the treatment centres to ensure continuation of care and, where possible, enable care to be provided at home
- Provide information to a child’s school/nursery to help them integrate back into school
- Provide information and advice regarding diagnosis and treatment to their GP and/or other healthcare professionals as required
- Co-ordination of local service and support for any child with a brain tumour who requires rehabilitation in conjunction with their neuro-oncology key worker
- Work closely with the Specialist Family Practitioner Team to ensure families receive additional support if required
- Work with the children’s palliative care nurse specialist to obtain advice, support and symptom management for any child requiring palliative care
- The lead Macmillan nurse will be responsible for liaising with your child’s treatment centre, co-ordinating the monthly local MDT meetings and sharing relevant information with other services
- Providing oncology advice, support and training to nursing and medical teams on the wards