Breast Nurse Consultant
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Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Surgical Oncology Directorate as Breast Nurse Consultant, working within our dynamic Breast Service. You will be an individual with a proven track-record of excellence in care delivery, combined with the commitment and leadership skills to support delivery of an ambitious and exciting vision for our Breast service.
The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, a commitment to developing pathways that support patient experience and confidence in care.You will be highly collaborative, systematic and rigorous in your approach, with a high level of emotional intelligence. A strong track-record of successfully leading teams to deliver quality care is essential and has a passionate desire to make a difference to patients and their families.
If you believe you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to join our team we would love to hear from you. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds.
Main duties of the job
To lead, develop, contribute to and influence breast care strategies within host Trust, South East London Cancer Network and nationally to enable partnership development across breast care services.
o To be responsible for the line management of Advanced Nurse practitioners and Breast Care CNS workforce.
o To be an expert nurse receiving and making independent direct referrals.
o To work autonomously in the assessment and development of clinical management plans across the inpatient/outpatient settings and communicate recommendations verbally and in writing to Consultants, GPs, hospital staff and the primary healthcare teams to ensure seamless delivery of care
o To support nurse led clinics to assess patients for problems associated with endocrine therapy and to identify strategies and solution in managing these symptoms.
o To work closely with consultant medical and surgical colleagues to implement the outcomes of the breast model of care and to deliver and continually develop an equitable, standardised, high quality breast care service.
o To contribute to the development of breast care training and teaching programmes to improve the clinical skills of clinicians from all disciplines and health settings
About us
The Surgical Oncology Directorate are an integral part of the Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group. The Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group brings together a number of Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust's services that work collaboratively across the hospital and with our partners to provide excellence in clinical care, research and academia. The aim of this Clinical Group is to deliver the GSTT Cancer and Surgery Strategy.
The Surgical Oncology Directorate at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has a number of services of national and international reputation. The specialties in the directorate are Breast surgery, Head and Neck surgery, Thoracic surgery, Gynae Oncology, Ear, Nose and Throat and Audiology. The Breast Nurse Consultant will work with both the Surgical and Oncology MDT's to deliver safe and effective care for our patients.
Details
Date posted
28 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£82,462 to £93,773 a year per annum inc HCA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
196-SMT1687
Job locations
Guys Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT
Employer details
Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Guys Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London
SE1 9RT
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