Clinical Nurse Specialist, Surgical Breast Care

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to learning and development

Job summary

The Surgical Breast Care Nursing Team at the Laurel Unit, Hospital of St Cross within University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust invites applications for a 12-month fixed-term post covering maternity leave. The role focuses on specialist nursing care for breast cancer patients from diagnosis through treatment, with travel between Trust sites required.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, take clinical responsibility for a group of breast patients, and provide education and

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma at level 6 (UK framework).
• Teaching/assessing qualification desirable.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing care and support to breast cancer patients.
• Act as key worker ensuring continuity of care from diagnosis through treatment.
• Undertake clinical assessments and address physical/psychological impacts.
• Coordinate care within the multidisciplinary team and communicate care pathways.
• Deliver information, education and emotional support to patients and families.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and audits.
• Support health education and patient empowerment.
• Take clinical responsibility for a group of breast patients; plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Demonstrate advanced technical skills, including seroma aspiration where appropriate.
• Provide staff education and supervision; participate in governance and policy development.
• Advise on policy and guidelines; uphold professional conduct.

Skills

Policy knowledge

Evidence-based practice

Clinical governance

IT skills

Excellent communication

Education

Degree or Diploma (level 6)

Teaching and Assessing qualification

Continuing professional development

Job description

This is a 12-month fixed-term post to cover maternity leave in the Surgical Breast Care Nursing Team at the Laurel Unit, Hospital of St Cross, for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. The work centres on specialist nursing care and support for breast cancer patients and their families, from diagnosis through to adjuvant treatment. It is an acute-setting role with a Monday to Friday day pattern, working within a multidisciplinary team, and the post-holder must be able to travel between Trust sites. Current NMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Provide specialist nursing care, support and advice to patients with breast cancer
• Act as key worker, ensuring continuity of care from diagnosis through treatment and follow-up
• Undertake clinical assessments and support patients with the physical and psychological impact of diagnosis and treatment
• Work within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate and deliver evidence-based care
• Provide information, education and emotional support to patients and families, and communicate clinical decisions and care pathways to patients, carers and the team
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and clinical audit
• Support and promote health education and patient empowerment
• Take clinical responsibility for a group of breast patients, planning, implementing and evaluating or auditing their care
• Demonstrate high-level technical and practical skills, including complex patient monitoring, equipment management and expanded clinical roles such as seroma aspiration
• Act as a skilled practitioner and clinical leader, supporting the management team and taking part in service and policy development
• Advise staff on national, local and Trust policy and guidelines, embed clinical governance in practice and act accountably under the Code of Professional Conduct
• Provide education and training to identified staff groups, patients and carers, including supervision and mentorship

Qualifications

• Study at level 6 (degree or diploma)
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• Current NMC professional registration

Experience

• Professional clinical experience in the appropriate speciality
• Ability to manage people and change

Skills & knowledge

• Sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures
• Ability to apply evidence-based practice as a knowledgeable clinician
• Knowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision
• IT skills
• Excellent communication with a patient-focused approach

Checks & eligibility

• Immunisation and vaccination report from a current UK occupational health provider or UK GP

Other

• Good time management and ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Use of initiative and decision-making to analyse problems and implement effective solutions
• Ability to travel between sites when required
• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust values and behaviours in the workplace

Nice to have

• Accredited course in breast care
• Advanced communication skills course
• Experience of HR and management-related issues
• Resource management
• Good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS
• Experience in policy or service development

What’s offered

• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities