Career Pathway and Education Framework for Cancer Nursing
This framework promotes a consistent, inclusive and flexible approach to learning and development, focused on a career pathway for general and specialist cancer care for the nursing workforce.
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Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions. This includes:
- pre-registration nursing students
- nursing support/support workers providing care to people affected by cancer in general settings and to adults in specialist cancer services
- registered nursing associates providing care to people affected by cancer in general settings and to adults in specialist cancer services
- registered nurses providing care to people affected by cancer in general settings
- registered nurses providing care to adults affected by cancer in specialist cancer service.
What will this resource give me?
- statistics relating to the global burden of cancer
- purpose and aims of the framework
- guidance underpinning the framework: registration, enhanced, advanced and consultant level practice
- contribution to continuing professional development: using the framework and outcomes
- pre-requisite education/skills/knowledge
- how to use the framework toolkit
- cancer-specific outcomes: structure of the framework
- action plan to achieve cancer-specific outcomes
- benefits of the framework: impact on practice.
Resource last reviewed
31 Jan 2024
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