South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Breast Cancer Support Sister

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Job summary

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 clinical support Sister within the James Cook breast nursing team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist nursing support to patients with breast cancerand will be an integral part of the multi-professional breast care team.

The post holder will be mentored and supported by the breast cancer nurse specialistnursing team and will carry a supervised caseload providing specialist nursing advice,information and support to patients who have undergone breast surgery. A corecomponent of the role will be to provide an outreach service to provide the necessarycare and support to patients and families both before and after discharge followingsurgery. The outreach component of the role will require the postholder to be flexible toservice needs and have the required skills to work autonomously within the communitysetting.

There will be a need to develop relationships between other hospital and community staff to ensure continuity of care and service provision. It is essential thatthe post holder is sensitive to the emotional needs of patients facing major changes intheir life. The post holder will also have the skills to provide psychological care, support and understanding to patients and their families.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

Your Leadership Impact

Leading your Team to Success

Leading Into the Future

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust values and behaviours
Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

26 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-DUG-6991245

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oNMC level 1 registration
o1st level degree or working towards
oSpecialist qualification in cancer care/palliative care/breast care nursing or willing to undertake
oAdvanced communication skills course or willing to undertake
oHold a record of continuous professional and academic development.

Desirable

oResearch qualification
oTeaching Qualification ENB 998 or C&G 730 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

oExtensive post registration experience.
oExperience in supporting and managing patients with cancer
oExperience of input into audit
oExperience in managing change
oUnderstanding and experience of service improvement
oExperience of working within a busy clinical environment and within multidisciplinary teams.
oEvidence of continuing professional development
oExperience of implementing protocols and guidelines

Desirable

oExperience in providing care for patients with breast
oExperience of caring for patients in the postoperative phase
oExperience of developing protocols and guidelines
oExperience of working towards Quality Measures
oEvidence of further study within field of expertise or a willingness to undertake further training where appropriate

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential

oKnowledge of the breast cancer pathway

Desirable

oIn-depth level of knowledge of breast cancer management

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oNMC level 1 registration
o1st level degree or working towards
oSpecialist qualification in cancer care/palliative care/breast care nursing or willing to undertake
oAdvanced communication skills course or willing to undertake
oHold a record of continuous professional and academic development.

Desirable

oResearch qualification
oTeaching Qualification ENB 998 or C&G 730 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

oExtensive post registration experience.
oExperience in supporting and managing patients with cancer
oExperience of input into audit
oExperience in managing change
oUnderstanding and experience of service improvement
oExperience of working within a busy clinical environment and within multidisciplinary teams.
oEvidence of continuing professional development
oExperience of implementing protocols and guidelines

Desirable

oExperience in providing care for patients with breast
oExperience of caring for patients in the postoperative phase
oExperience of developing protocols and guidelines
oExperience of working towards Quality Measures
oEvidence of further study within field of expertise or a willingness to undertake further training where appropriate

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential

oKnowledge of the breast cancer pathway

Desirable

oIn-depth level of knowledge of breast cancer management

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)