Job summary
To be part of the development and delivery of a high quality Surgical/Oncological CNS service for breast cancer patients as part of the MDT multi-disciplinary Breast Cncer Care team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. This care is delivered in collaboration with the Oncology services, Plastic Surgery Department and Palliative Care Team.
The Breast CNS team provide specialist nursing care to patients, and relatives, with a diagnosis of primary breast cancer and/or recurrence of breast cancer, this care is aligned to key outcomes of the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey.
Main duties of the job
Be a known point of contact and support for patients throughout their treatment pathway. Provide clinical care, specialist nursing advice and emotional/ psychosocial support.
Provide specialist nursing care to patients, working as part of the multidisciplinary team.
Provide emotional and psychological support, through well developed communication skills.
Act as an advocate for individual patients and the client group as a whole.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the attached detailed job description and the main responsibilities for your reference. Also please find the person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the attached detailed job description and the main responsibilities for your reference. Also please find the person specification attached.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse, Adult
- Advanced Diploma/Nursing degree
- Teaching and assessing course
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
- Minimum of 2 years experience of nursing patients in a related specialty
- Evidence of personal and professional development
- Evidence of being caring and compassionate with a good understanding of managing patients with complex needs.
- Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff.
- Excellent communication skills: verbal, non-verbal and written.
- Ability to interpret changes in patients condition and take appropriate action
- Leadership skills
Desirable
- Strong clinical knowledge in breast cancer or related area.
- Knowledge of current issues and developments in relation to the nursing care of patients with breast cancer
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse, Adult
- Advanced Diploma/Nursing degree
- Teaching and assessing course
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience
- Minimum of 2 years experience of nursing patients in a related specialty
- Evidence of personal and professional development
- Evidence of being caring and compassionate with a good understanding of managing patients with complex needs.
- Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff.
- Excellent communication skills: verbal, non-verbal and written.
- Ability to interpret changes in patients condition and take appropriate action
- Leadership skills
Desirable
- Strong clinical knowledge in breast cancer or related area.
- Knowledge of current issues and developments in relation to the nursing care of patients with breast cancer
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).
