Job summary
Band 6/7 Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (dependent on experience)
This is a part-time post for 30 hours (4 working days a week).
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce that we have a new opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Berkshire Cancer Centre.
We are looking for a dynamic, well-motivated and compassionate nurse with experience in cancer care, chemotherapy or breast surgery to join the Breast Cancer CNS team.
The role offers opportunities to develop your skills to become an autonomous and independent practitioner in an interesting and fast moving field of oncology.
This is an exciting time to join the team whilst we increase our nurse-led working to enhance the care for people with breast cancer.
The post holder will be part of the breast cancer specialist nursing team, working alongside surgeons, oncologists and wider multidisciplinary team supporting patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
You will be able to undertake further professional development to support you in your future career progression.
We strongly encourage informal visits, email or telephone contact about the post.
Main duties of the job
Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists support people diagnosed with breast cancer by providing expert advice, psycho-social support and information on their disease, investigations, treatment and follow-up care.
The Breast Cancer CNS team work together, and with the multidisciplinary team to help deliver an expert specialist service to those diagnosed with breast cancer.
The Breast Cancer CNS team help to care for patients at all stages of their cancer journey and through a variety of treatments in a kind, compassionate manner. The team are committed to the development and delivery of high quality holistic patient care. They play an active part in clinical practice, management of patient caseload, education, research, audit and professional activities relating to breast cancer care.
The team cares for people diagnosed with primary and secondary/metastatic breast cancer. The main focus of this post is the care of people with primary breast cancer but occasionally the post holder may be required to offer support to patients with metastatic cancer if the metastatic breast cancer CNS is unavailable.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities of the role are:
Working as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with breast cancer.
Providing holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care.
Responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of this patient group.
Working with other professional groups in secondary and primary care.
Providing specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.
Clinically manages and engineers the cancer pathway for patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer.
Works strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.
Participation in/leading clinical audit in own area.
Participates in and facilitates/undertakes research in specialist field.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsibilities of the role are:
Working as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with breast cancer.
Providing holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care.
Responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of this patient group.
Working with other professional groups in secondary and primary care.
Providing specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.
Clinically manages and engineers the cancer pathway for patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer.
Works strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.
Participation in/leading clinical audit in own area.
Participates in and facilitates/undertakes research in specialist field.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12)
- Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Qualification in specialist area of breast cancer nursing and/or oncology
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training
- Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care/relevant subject
- Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in cancer or appropriate speciality
- Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing
- Experience of successful change management
- Experience of multiprofessional team working
- Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care
- Experience of multiprofessional working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12)
- Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
- Qualification in specialist area of breast cancer nursing and/or oncology
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training
- Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care/relevant subject
- Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in cancer or appropriate speciality
- Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing
- Experience of successful change management
- Experience of multiprofessional team working
- Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care
- Experience of multiprofessional working
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
