Job overview
Are you a nurse with the commitment, drive and passion to deliver outstanding care within Cancer Services?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and clinically skilled senior nurse with a strong background in cancer to join our team of Breast Care Specialist Nurses. The post holder will provide expert clinical and supportive care for patients diagnosed with breast disease. They will work with the multi-disciplinary teams and the wider teams in supporting patients throughout their treatment pathway, providing individualised, compassionate and informed patient care.
You should possess excellent clinical and communication skills, with an established background in cancer or surgical nursing, be visible and accessible with quality and standards as your priority. You will need to be flexible and resilient in order to cope with the demands of the role.
Main duties of the job
·Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers with a diagnosis of breast cancer.
·Deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patient’s changing health care needs, through holistic needs assessment, (HNA).
·To work autonomously and seek collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries.
·To develop patient pathways and be responsible for developing the nursing service.
·To provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice.
·Work with the Multidisciplinary team and Cancer Management Team to ensure that the breast cancer service complies with the national standards for safety and quality, which are assessed through National Cancer Peer Review Process and actively contribute with work plans resulting from this Quality Surveillance assessment
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
·To perform an effective key role within the MDT to deliver cancer waiting times targets and pathways communication.
·To act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching and training both within the Trust and externally.
·Update own clinical and specialist knowledge. Contribute in audit processes. Undertake, where appropriate, nursing research with published outcomes.
·Promote excellence in clinical practice, and the setting of quality standards within specialty.
·Active involvement in the development of the service locally and nationally.
·Clinical excellence.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •1st Level Registered Nurse with valid registration •Educated to first level degree •Post Registration qualification in specialist area •Evidence of continuing professional development- masters level learning/ NMP/ IRMER or willing to work towards •Recognised teaching and assessing qualification Advanced Communication skills
Desirable criteria
2. •Non-Medical Prescribing •IRMER Training •Masters qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
3. •Relevant post registration experience at Band 6 or above in cancer, palliative care or the speciality •Experience of successful multi-agency working •Management of clinical Leadership experience •Experience of requesting imaging as a NMQR •Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
Desirable criteria
4. previous band 7 experience
knowledge
Essential criteria
5. •In-depth Knowledge of professional issues and policy relating to the specialist area. •Demonstrate knowledge and application of Clinical Governance •Demonstrates knowledge of Clinical audit and research •Demonstrates knowledge of Risk Management •Demonstrate knowledge of understanding of Clinical Issues – assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care
Desirable criteria
6. •IT systems relevant to Trust and Speciality
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.