UKAOS NURSING SUB-GROUP
The subgroup will be the voice of nursing within the UKAOS.
Aims of the sub-group
- Knowledge creation and sharing to develop practice and improve the quality of learning and teaching – action- finding, collating, organising, and distributing knowledge to Subgroup members and the wider health care community.
- Developing, validating, and disseminating best practice.
- Problem solving, bringing together expertise to focus on solving a common problem, thus providing benefits to members and the wider health care community.
- Innovation-review and highlight and disseminate new and emerging areas of knowledge. Identify opportunities for innovation and research.
The UKAOS Nursing Subgroup aims to support the AO nursing teams across the 4 nations in line with the RCN 4 Pillars of Nursing and the UKONS Acute Oncology Knowledge & Skills Framework.
The Royal College of Nursing defines nursing as a safety critical profession founded on four pillars:
- clinical practice
- education
- research
- leadership.
Registered nurses use evidence-based knowledge, professional and clinical judgement to assess, plan, implement and evaluate high-quality person-centred nursing care. The work of registered nurses consists of many specialised and complex interventions. Their vigilance is critical to the safety of people, the prevention of avoidable harm and the management of risks regardless of the location or situation. Compassionate leadership is central to the provision and co-ordination of nursing care and informed by its values, integrity, and professional knowledge. Responsibility includes leading the integration of emotional, physical, organisational, and cognitive nursing work to meet the needs of people, organisations, systems, and populations. Registered nurses are decision makers. They use clinical judgement and problem-solving skills to manage and co-ordinate the complexity of health and social care systems to ensure people and their families are enabled to improve, maintain, or recover health by adapting, coping, and returning to live lives of the best quality or to experience a dignified death. They have high levels of autonomy within nursing and multi professional teams, and they delegate to others in line with the NMC Code.
UKONS Acute Oncology Knowledge and Skills Framework: add some information here
The Acute Oncology Knowledge and Skills Framework was originally developed in 2018 by Philippa Jones as part of a multidisciplinary consultation project with the UK Oncology Nursing Society and Macmillan Cancer Support. It was updated in 2024 as part of the Acute Oncology Passport project and now includes specific reference to immune-therapy and SACT-related learning outcomes.
The Framework spans four Levels of Practice: Core, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert. It describes the role-specific knowledge and skills for both general/non-specialist and specialist clinicians involved in the care of people affected by cancer who may be experiencing acute problems related to their cancer or the treatment they are receiving. The Levels of knowledge and skills for the competences are the same as the Levels of Practice in the Acute Oncology Competence Assessment Passports and completing the Passports provides evidence of competence:
Passport resources can be accessed here https://www.ukacuteoncology.co.uk/training-and-education
This Framework aligns with the NHS England Aspirant Career and Education Development (ACCEND) Capability Framework for all staff outside of medicine who work in cancer care, full details of this mapping can be downloaded from the link above. The Framework can also be used in conjunction with competency frameworks from Royal Colleges, mapping to these documents is in progress with UKAOS members and will be shared once available.
MembershipThis group is managed by a commitee drawn from members of UKAOS
Membership: Representation from ED / EAU / SDEC / RCN from the 4 nations. Membership is open to health care professionals or data analysts with an interest in developing Acute Oncology metrics and quality measures. If you would like to join the group, please complete an enquiry form on the UKAOS website, and we will respond. Group terms of reference and governance can be found at this link |
The group governance structure and reporting.
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Meetings:
- The group meets 4 monthly via TEAMS
- Minutes of the NSG meetings can be found here
- Useful information and NSG meeting presentations can be found here
Group Activities:
Clinical Practice:
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Education:
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Leadership:
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Research and Quality Improvement :
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Committee details
Chair (Alison Redfern) and Deputy Chair (Claire Gilfillan).
Commitee members will serve a term of 2 years with the opportunity to be eligible to apply for one further 2-year term.
New members will be elected from the wider group membership.
Decision making - the Subgroup will make decisions by consensus of a quorate of at least four members. In the event of a vote being necessary the decision will be reached by a simple majority of members present, in person or by telephone. In the event of a tie, the Chairs will have a casting vote.
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