Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Greater London is seeking a Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist for a 6-month fixed-term role. The successful candidate will provide high-quality nursing care and support to patients with breast cancer, ensuring their experiences reflect their wishes. Candidates should possess relevant nursing qualifications and experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. The position offers an opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and contribute significantly to patient care.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Optional benefits include Cycle to Work, car lease schemes

Qualifications

• NMC registration and a degree in related subject.
• Post registration qualification(s) in specialty or relevant subject.
• Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards.

Responsibilities

• Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care for patients with breast cancer.
• To perform an effective key role within the MDT to deliver cancer waiting times targets.
• Act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team.

Skills

In depth knowledge of specialty

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to lead and influence change

Advanced ICT skills, including Microsoft Office

Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Education

NMC registration and a degree in related subject

Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards

Post registration qualification(s) in specialty

Recognised teaching qualification or demonstrable teaching experience

Leadership course

Job description

Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (6 month fixed term post)

An exciting opportunity to join the team (Charing Cross Hospital). The Trust strives to provide world-class healthcare, through excellence in research, education and training.

Are you self-motivated, enthusiastic, eager to learn and keen to develop skills to work both autonomously and as part of a specialist multidisciplinary team? Is providing excellent nursing care a key driver? Is making a difference and delivering a quality breast care service fundamental to you?

We are looking for a keen nurse for a fixed term post. You will be responsible to care and support people with breast cancer, and assist by ensuring patients' experiences reflects their wishes. You will be pivotal in shaping and promoting the nursing vision and direction of the breast service.

The post holder will join the established breast cancer CNS team giving specialist information and support to those with early breast cancer and acting as Key Worker.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced nurse with relevant experience of either working directly with people with breast cancer or of working as a cancer CNS in another specialty with an interest in breast cancer.

We can offer the post at band 6 or 7 depending on experience and offer training, support and orientation.

Main duties of the job

• Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers with a diagnosis of breast cancer being assessed, co-ordinated or cared for within Imperial and in liaison with the multidisciplinary team and other health agencies.
• To perform an effective key role within the MDT to deliver cancer waiting times targets and pathways communication.
• To act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching and training both within ICHT and externally.
• Update own clinical and specialist knowledge. Contribute in audit processes. Undertake, where appropriate, nursing research with published outcomes.
• Promote excellence in clinical practice, and the setting of quality standards within specialty.
• Formulate an annual report/clinical audit of own CNS service and outcomes.
• Active involvement in the development of the service locally and nationally.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• NMC registration and a degree in related subject.
• Post registration qualification(s) in speciality or relevant subject Post registration qualification(s) in speciality or relevant subject
• Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards
• Advanced Communication course and Level 2 psychological skills training
• Recognised teaching qualification or demonstratable teaching experience.
• MSc or MA in related speciality
• Recognised physical assessment module at level 7
• Leadership course
• Quality improvement training

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• Relevant and substantial post registration experience at band 6 or above to speciality
• Experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Experience of teaching and assessing others
• Experience of audit and service development
• Experience of leading and managing
• Research experience

SKILLS AND ABILITY

• In depth knowledge of speciality and use of evidence-based practice
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Excellent organisational skills and advanced ICT skills, including Microsoft office
• Ability to lead and influence change
• Ability to design and deliver education programmes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.