Clinical Nurse Specialist Breast Care

Integrated Care System; Wales; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Wales is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to deliver expert care in breast management. You will play a key role in a multidisciplinary team, providing holistic patient care, conducting assessments, and implementing evidence-based practices. Candidates must be registered nurses with significant experience in breast care, and fluency in Welsh is desirable. This position includes a clinical workload and the opportunity to develop within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Substantial post-registration experience in breast care or relevant role.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to achieve Welsh language competence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care within breast care in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Support in-patient and out-patient services.
• Collaborate with the breast care team for holistic patient management.

Skills

Clinical excellence

Patient management

Evidence-based practice

Team collaboration

Ability to speak Welsh

Education

Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Working towards relevant Master's Degree

Tools

Healthboard clinical databases

Job description

To provide professional and clinical services in the care and management of patients who have been found to have Breast Disease. Provide expert knowledge, support and information to patients, families and the nursing/medical profession. Lead and organise the service in the absence of the Band 7.

Contribute to the development of a service that requires autonomy and clinical excellence.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist works across BCUHB within a clinical specialty acting in the roles of practitioner, educator, consultant, researcher, leader/change agent and care coordinator/case manager in the pursuit of clinical excellence and improved health outcomes.

Clinical Nurse Specialists are recognised internationally as expert practitioners, having in-depth knowledge of a speciality that results in expanding boundaries of nursing practice and the implementation of evidence-based practice and clinical research.

This position includes a clinical workload.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to deliver patient care within the field of Breast Care as a part of a multi-disciplinary team. The successful holder will be an integral part of the breast care nursing team and support both in-patient and out-patient services to ensure patients receive appropriate management and treatment, aide their pathway and contribute to planning optimum patient care.

The post holder will work collaboratively as a member of the Brest Care team to ensure both elective/emergency patients receive holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of their care needs.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and personal specification, for a full outline of the role and responsibilities.

You will be able to find a full job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click " Apply now" to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nursing and midwifery council
• Substantial post registration experience working either within the clinical speciality of breast care or relevent post qualifying nurse role
• Work independently and as a part of the multidisciplinary team, using evidence practice, in area of speciality
• Ability to speak Welsh or a willingness to achieve an appropriate level of oral competence within an agreed timescale
• Healthboard clinical databases eg: WPAS, WCP
• Working towards relevant Masters Degree in relevant speciality

Experience

• as the above
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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.