Band 6 Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

We are delighted to present an exciting opportunity to join our excellent Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist Team at The Parapet at King Edward VII Hospital, as a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist, on a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

You will be supporting patients under investigation for breast cancer; through diagnosis and treatment; onto the Supported-Self-Management-Pathway. You will take an active role in the multi-disciplinary team, working to support patients in both the out-patient and inpatient settings. You will run nurse led clinics, including prosthesis, as well supporting patients pre and post operatively. You should show a basic understanding of the types of treatments delivered for breast cancer and how to support patients to self-manage and live well with their cancer and treatments.

Applications for this post are invited from nurses who have a passion for delivering excellence in breast cancer care. You will ideally have experience in oncology, SACT or palliative care, or be highly motivated to learn. Previous experience of a nursing post at Band 6 level is preferred, but not essential. We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking individual who is flexible, self-motivated, reliable and a good team player. You should be educated to degree level. The post holder should be willing to develop their academic and clinical practice and be committed to continuing education.

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder will act as Keyworker for breast cancer patients, providing a link between patients and health care professionals across primary, secondary and tertiary care and act as an advocate for patients/families

• The post-holder will continually develop, implement and evaluate the Breast Cancer Service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework

• The post-holder will be a clinical expert in breast cancer with excellent communication skills. The role requires the ability to work autonomously and independently but within an integrated collaborative team.

• The post-holder will establish services with the aim of providing support and early referral to associated services for breast cancer patients to include those undergoing cancer treatments

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Parapet

St Leonards Road

Windsor

SL4 3DP

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Parapet

St Leonards Road

Windsor

SL4 3DP

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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