Lead Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Senior Registered Nurse to join the cancer services team. The role involves overseeing the operational management of the Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist team, ensuring high-quality care for breast cancer patients, and engaging in service development. Candidates must have relevant nursing qualifications and experience in a managerial role. A strong commitment to leadership and continuous improvement is crucial, along with qualifications in breast cancer care.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with qualification and master's level in relevant field.
• Experienced in managing change and nursing teams.
• Excellent track record in patient care and clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational running and service development of the Breast CNS team.
• Ensure high-quality patient care and compliance with Trust policies.
• Lead on nursing improvements and collaborative care models.

Skills

Excellent managerial skills

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Motivational skills

Performance Management skills

Education

Registered General Nurse qualification

Master's level qualification in breast cancer care

Certificate in Teaching and Assessing Clinical Practice

Tools

Project management skills

Quality improvement practices

Job description

There is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior registered nurse to come and join the cancer services team at Whittington Health NHS Trust. We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual, with an established background in breast cancer care and a strong work ethic, to oversee the operational running, service development, and management of the Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team and service.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring high quality care to our Breast cancer patients. The post holder will take a leadership role as part of the Cancer Nursing Lead team, working independently to manage high-quality care and a cost-effective service for patients with suspected or confirmed breast cancer.

The post holder will be responsible for leading the development of strategy for continuous improvement and implementing change in collaboration with the wider MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team) and external partners within North Central London. Current projects include the breast pain pathway and provision of nurse led clinics to facilitate follow up of patients receiving targeted therapies.

The post holder will ideally be working at an advanced level of practice, and will have completed their non medical prescriber (NMP) course.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job Description for full details of this role.

Inclusive leadership, professional standards, and accountability

Uphold and display the Trust values.

Demonstrate compassionate, inclusive, visible, and reliable leadership to the Breast CNS Team and ensure high quality patient centred clinical care is delivered.

Ensure breast nursing practice reflects current clinical developments and is evidence based.

Enhancement of own role and that of team members through continuing professional development.

In conjunction with the Senior Nurse Leadership Team actively embed the Trust's Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Strategy locally within areas of responsibility.

Lead on the improvement of nursing standards by promoting evidence-based practice.

Participate in the development, use and evaluation of integrated care pathways in breast.

Work as part of the breast multi-disciplinary team, in developing models of care.

Demonstrate and maintaining clinical credibility by acting regularly as a clinical practitioner in own areas of expertise.

Work collaboratively in developing, leading, and facilitating a seamless patient pathway through the service.

Represent the Division at designated meetings.

Deputise for the Lead Cancer Nurse as required.

Be the Line Manager for Breast CNS' and Breast CSW.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for full details of this role.

Inclusive leadership, professional standards, and accountability

Uphold and display the Trust values.

Demonstrate compassionate, inclusive, visible, and reliable leadership to the Breast CNS Team and ensure high quality patient centred clinical care is delivered.

Ensure breast nursing practice reflects current clinical developments and is evidence based.

Enhancement of own role and that of team members through continuing professional development.

In conjunction with the Senior Nurse Leadership Team actively embed the Trusts Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Strategy locally within areas of responsibility.

Lead on the improvement of nursing standards by promoting evidence-based practice.

Participate in the development, use and evaluation of integrated care pathways in breast.

Work as part of the breast multi-disciplinary team, in developing models of care.

Demonstrate and maintaining clinical credibility by acting regularly as a clinical practitioner in own areas of expertise.

Work collaboratively in developing, leading, and facilitating a seamless patient pathway through the service.

Represent the Division at designated meetings.

Deputise for the Lead Cancer Nurse as required.

Be the Line Manager for Breast CNS and Breast CSW.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• oRegistered General Nurse with qualification.
• oMaster's level qualification in breast cancer care or equivalent professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to master's level.
• oCertificate in Teaching and Assessing Clinical Practice (or equivalent) Mentorship.
• oProject management certificate.
• oQuality improvement certificate.
• oAdvanced Clinical Practice modules undertaken or completed, including NMP.

Skills & Abilities

• oEvidence of excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills.
• oExtensive experience at ward manager level or equivalent managerial role in relevant specialist area.
• oEvidence of ability to motivate and develop all teams of nursing staff across the division.
• oEvidence of ability to motivate and develop all teams of nursing staff across the division.
• oEvidence of Performance Management skills.

Knowledge & Experience

• oExperience in management of change in accordance with Trust policy.
• oEvidence of experience in recruitment, selection, and retention process in accordance with Trust policy.
• oExperience of managing teams including the requirement to monitor and manage conduct and performance.
• oProven experience of audit, benchmarking or research and the ability to use results to inform change and development.
• oProven understanding of budgetary management in previous roles.

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.

£64,156 to £71,148 a yearPer annum inclusive of HCAs