Clinical Nurse Specialist - Breast

Royal Marsden; Sutton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff benefits

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton invites applications for a Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our established, supportive team dedicated to holistic care for breast cancer patients. The post focuses on primary and secondary breast cancer across the patient pathway.

The role suits experienced breast oncology nurses or CNSs, with development support if needed, and a chance to work with ANP, medical and research teams in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• NMC registration and ongoing professional development.
• Degree level education and postgraduate oncology qualification.
• Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification.
• Masters level learning or willingness to pursue.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional and clinical leadership in breast oncology care.
• Maintain evidence-based practice and implement into care.
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary team to deliver a coordinated service.
• Provide informal and formal teaching, e.g., academic courses.
• Manage an agreed caseload as key worker where appropriate.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Education

NMC Registration

Educated to Degree level

Postgraduate qualification in oncology

Teaching/mentorship qualification

Masters level learning or willingness

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic nurse to join our established, friendly and supportive team of Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sutton.

The post will focus on the holistic care of patients with primary and secondary breast cancer. If you have experience nursing breast oncology patients on treatment or clinical nurse specialist experience in the cancer pathway setting this post will be an excellent opportunity for you. The successful candidate will join an established friendly team of nurses who work closely with ANP's, the medical and research nursing teams. However, if you have not got the experience and skills as a specialist nurse, we are able to offer support to develop, and this may be reflected in the banding.

Main duties of the job

• To provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient with lung cancers, acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.
• To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement into the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice within
• To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve a synchronised specialist service.
• To provide informal and formal teaching, e.g. academic courses provided by the School of Nursing.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

• To sustain a high-quality specialist service for the patient, from diagnosis through all stages of the disease and actively provide optimum liaison and continuity of care.
• To use advanced clinical judgement to plan, implement and evaluate care for patients throughout their cancer pathway
• In collaboration with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to formulate and/or revise relevant policies and to regularly review this following change/implementation. To work within the procedures and policies of the Trust.
• In conjunction with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to develop assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients with complex needs are referred to the appropriate specialist/s.
• To manage an agreed caseload, using in depth knowledge of the patient / client group and acting as the key worker where appropriate.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Educated to Degree level
• Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
• Post graduate qualification in oncology or other speciality
• Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards

Experience

• Sufficient post registration nursing experience in oncology at band 6 or above
• Experience in at least one Oncological treatment modality (SACT, surgery or radiotherapy)
• Knowledge and understanding of care of patients with cancer
• Experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Experience in Clinical Management
• Evidence of relevant teaching experience

Skills Abilities/knowledge

• Evidence of effective negotiating and influencing skills

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Please ensure your information is accurate to avoid errors with processing your application

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.