Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer (Breast)
- Grade
- Band 6/7
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-6399560-MA-ND
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £42,471 - £57,802 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6/7
Job overview
- We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the Oncology breast cancer nursing team as a Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialist based in the Rose Centre at St George’s Hospital, Tooting, South West London.
- We are increasing the Breast Cancer Nursing team to support our breast cancer nursing and stratified follow-up service. We would consider applicates at band 6 (trannie post) or band 7.
Main duties of the job
- As a Breast Cancer CNS you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that patients with breast cancer receive the highest standard of care and support from the time of diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway, working in partnership with our specialist cancer multidisciplinary team you will manage these patients along the care pathway.
- To be successful you will be required to have a good understanding of all Oncology treatment modalities related to breast cancer.
- Experience of working within this speciality and knowledge of the issues surrounding breast cancer care and treatment are essential along with advanced communication skills.
- The post holder will be able to work independently to provide nurse-led services alongside our lead breast cancer nurses.
- If you are looking for a new challenge and have the required skills, we would welcome your application.
Working for our organisation
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
Their main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research.
St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London.
A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.
The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Please noted: The vacancy may close earlier than the date advertised.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse.
- Post-registration qualification in Oncology or prepared to undertake.
- An advanced practitioner either through formal qualification or extensive clinical experience
- Degree (BSc) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Qualifications and Training Post-registration qualification in Oncology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 5 years qualified experience with 2 years at Band 6.
- Demonstrable experience in managing patients diagnosed with breast cancer or transferable skills from other cancer client group .
- Experience in patient education and health promotion.
- Experience working at a senior nursing level, advising the MDT on patient treatment decisions and patient advocacy.
- Experience with chemotherapy protocols related to Breast Cancer
Desirable criteria
- Experience in running nurse-led clinics. To have proven experience of service development.
- Experience of running research and audit programmes.
- Experience of delivering presentations.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to build up a rapport with patients and the MDT.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to impart complex information to patients, relatives and carers, with different levels of understanding.
- Basic Counselling skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Advanced clinical assessment skills or willingness to undertake.
- IT skills.
Desirable criteria
- Project management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current clinical management options for patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Knowledge of current professional issues.
- Knowledge of audit and clinical governance issues in the speciality.
Other
Essential criteria
- Other Patient centred approach. Enthusiasm and motivation for the specialty. A; I
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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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
- Tracey Hall
- Job title
- Lead Breast Care CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02087254745
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