Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Oncology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 29 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
- Job ref
- 180-B-247441
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/12/2024
Employer heading
Breast Oncology Support Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
The Breast Oncology CNS team are looking to appoint a confident and highly motivated band 6 Specialist Support Nurse who can multitask with excellent communication skills to work within our small team of specialist Breast Oncology nurses.
The Breast Oncology CNS team provide a robust services for Breast Cancer patient, who require SACT or Radiotherapy treatments within the neo-adjuvant and adjuvant cancer pathway, as well as Breast cancer Metastatic service.
We provide patients with knowledge and support while undergoing their SACT or Radiotherapy treatments. As well as complex palliative support within our metastatic service. We manage and coordinate the Oncology Breast cancer pathways, as well as providing acute clinical triaging.
You would be expected to work alongside a well-established and supportive Oncology Breast team, you would have the opportunity to train and undertake nurse- led SACT assessment clinics, take an active role when working with our Breast Oncologists in Consultant led clinics, attend MDTs, as well as education and supporting our patients in both inpatient and outpatient setting using face to face appointments, telephone discussion and My Chart messaging.
We are a friendly and welcoming team and would recommend informal enquiries for this post.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the provision of high quality, patient focused care
Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
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A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 11 December 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 17 December 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse.
- Relevant experience in surgery
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
- Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete
Desirable criteria
- Degree
- Research Module
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Understanding and knowledge of specialist field
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
Desirable criteria
- Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
- Documentation, audit and presentation skills
- Leadership skills
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Libby Bull
- Job title
- Breast Oncology CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Joanna Rowley
Lead Breast Nurse
[email protected]
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