Job summary
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has become available within the Breast Unit at The Countess of Chester Hospital.
We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic, motivated team player who is looking for a new challenge. The post holder will be an identified key worker for a patient caseload, providing support for those patients through diagnosis and treatment. Co-ordinating treatment and care, working independently as a core member of the Breast team. The post is for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to undertake nurse led clinics, telephone advice and results clinic. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidenced-based nursing care. They will provide specialist advice, support and clinical practice for patients, relatives and other health professionals.
The post holder will work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and deliver high standards of care. They will demonstrate good communication and organisational skills. The post holder should be caring and motivated towards providing a high quality service for patients with breast disease. They will demonstrate an open and proactive attitude towards developing their role to meet the needs of the service.
Please see the attached job description for further details.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN/ RSCN Diploma or Degree
- NMC Registered
- Recognised teaching/ assessing qualification 998/997/ mentorship
Desirable
- Continuous Professional Development portfolio
- A11 or Oncology/ Breast Care related module
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration experience knowledge and experience
- Be able to participate in service development and implement change
Desirable
- Experience in Breast or Oncology care
- Completion of the Trust Clinical Nurse Specialist mentorship toolkit
- Awareness of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to manage own workload and co-ordinate that of others
- Basic IT skills in word processing/ Hospital Systems
- Able to present written information in a logical manner
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation
- Motivated towards providing a high quality service for patients with breast disease
Desirable
- Presentation/ teaching skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN/ RSCN Diploma or Degree
- NMC Registered
- Recognised teaching/ assessing qualification 998/997/ mentorship
Desirable
- Continuous Professional Development portfolio
- A11 or Oncology/ Breast Care related module
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- At least 2 years post registration experience knowledge and experience
- Be able to participate in service development and implement change
Desirable
- Experience in Breast or Oncology care
- Completion of the Trust Clinical Nurse Specialist mentorship toolkit
- Awareness of professional and NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to manage own workload and co-ordinate that of others
- Basic IT skills in word processing/ Hospital Systems
- Able to present written information in a logical manner
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues at all levels of the organisation
- Motivated towards providing a high quality service for patients with breast disease
Desirable
- Presentation/ teaching skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
