Breast Care Nurse Specialists

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Balance programme

Staff networks (GEM, LGBTQ+ Network, W

Healthy working environment

Job summary

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an Advanced Practitioner to join the Breast Services. The post supports a fast-paced, dynamic team led by Consultants and supported by a Breast Care Nurse team, with opportunities for learning and development across four tier skill mix.

The role emphasizes autonomous decision-making, master’s level practice, and independent prescribing within the service's breast cancer pathway.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge and clinical skills in Acute Medicine.
• High level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Substantial experience in acute or emergency care as an ACP trainee or qualified.
• Current NMC Registration, or Paramedic or AHP with registered professional qualification.
• Completion of ACP MSc Apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Join Breast Services at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with a four-tier skill mix.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including surgeons, nurses and radiographers.

Skills

Acute medicine expertise

Interpersonal communication

Independent prescribing

Education

ACP MSc Apprenticeship

Job description

The Advanced Practitioner (AP) is required to be an experienced registered healthcare professional working at an advanced level in clinical practice, who will exercise autonomy and decision making in a context of complexity, uncertainty and varying levels of risk, holding accountability for decisions made. The AP role is underpinned by master's level study and encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership, management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and specialty specific clinical competence. The AP will be an independent prescriber, having completed a recognised independent prescribing qualification, including annotation with their professional regulatory body and works within their scope of practice and relevant legislativeauthority. This post is to work closely alongside our established team of 8 Consultant Surgeons, 1 Consultant Breast Care Nurse and 1 Qualified AP. All are supported by our experienced Breast Care Nurse team. If the post is appointed to a trainee position, this will begin at a Band 7 before progressing to a Band 8a upon qualification., Please see the attached document for more information on the specifics of the advanced practicioner role within breast surgery., Full details are available within the attached Job Description document which includes the main duties of the role, key dimensions of the position, as well as the required knowledge, skills and experience requirements

Qualifications Essential

• Current NMC Registration, or Paramedic or AHP with registered professional qualification
• Completion of ACP MSc Apprenticeship

Desirable

• Already on ACP MSc apprenticeship programme due to complete within the next 6 months

Skills, Knowledge and Aptitude Essential

• Expert knowledge and clinical skills in Acute Medicine
• High level of interpersonal and communication skills

Experience Essential

• Substantial experience of working in acute or emergency care as a trainee or qualified ACP
• Substantial experience of care delivery

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Current NMC Registration, or Paramedic or AHP with registered professional qualification
• Completion of ACP MSc Apprenticeship

An exciting opportunity has arisen for either a qualified or trainee Advanced Practicioner to join Breast Services at the Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. This role is suitable for an individual that is keen to be part of a fast-paced environment where every day is different., The service has encompassed the full 4 tier skill mix thus supporting learning and development opportunities at all levels.

The Breast Surgical team includes Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons, Consultant Breast Care Nurse and Breast Care Nurses. The imaging team includes Consultant Radiologists, Consultant Radiographer, Advanced Practitioners, Radiographers and Assistant Practitioners. The multidisciplinary teams are innovative, cohesive and forward thinking, participating in multiple research and audit trials. The department receives excellent feedback from patients, registrars and students. The breast symptomatic pathway reflects the screening pathway to instil best practice. Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement. We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks. The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.