Job summary
The Breast Unit has an opportunity for a nurse to join our established team of specialist dedicated Breast Care Nurses.
This is a very busy unit. The team work within both the National Breast Screening service and the TeesWide symptomatic service providing specialist breast care services, advice, guidance and treatment for patients within the service.
Main duties of the job
A Breast Care Nurse acts as a resource to facilitate and co-ordinate the holistic care and treatment of patients referred to the breast service and will work within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, surgeons, radiologists, radiographers, oncologists and pathologists.They provide physical & psychological care to patients & carers from diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, and they act as an information resource to patients, carers and other health professionals.
The breast care nurse also care for patients with benign breast disease, those referred with family history of breast cancer or who are at high risk of developing breast cancer and those referred for reconstructive breast surgery.
Training may be considered for this post. If training is required, the salary will reflect the training need and will be aligned to AFC band 5.
The post holder would be based at University Hospital North Tees and would work across all sites as required by the service.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job description
Job responsibilities
The most important role of the breast care nurse is to support, inform, advise and act as a patient advocate for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer and their families under supervision of the Lead Breast Care Nurse .
Job description
Job responsibilities
The most important role of the breast care nurse is to support, inform, advise and act as a patient advocate for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer and their families under supervision of the Lead Breast Care Nurse .
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Part 1
- Teaching/Assessment qualification
- Principles and Practice of Breast Care Nursing course
- Counselling Certificate
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- BCN Experience within a Breast Unit
- 3 years post registration experience, preferably in women's health, cancer or surgery
Desirable
- Awareness of Lympoedema management/willingness to train
- Surgical wound management
Skills/aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Proven ability to affect change
- Audit knowledge and experience
- Experience of working in a team
Disposition
Essential
- Flexibility to cope with different work environments
- Ability to cope with stressful situations where patients receive bad news on a daily basis
- Ability to support patients and carers in a professional and empathetic manner
- Ability to work under pressure/meet deadlines whilst delivery high quality patient care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN Part 1
- Teaching/Assessment qualification
- Principles and Practice of Breast Care Nursing course
- Counselling Certificate
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- BCN Experience within a Breast Unit
- 3 years post registration experience, preferably in women's health, cancer or surgery
Desirable
- Awareness of Lympoedema management/willingness to train
- Surgical wound management
Skills/aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Proven ability to affect change
- Audit knowledge and experience
- Experience of working in a team
Disposition
Essential
- Flexibility to cope with different work environments
- Ability to cope with stressful situations where patients receive bad news on a daily basis
- Ability to support patients and carers in a professional and empathetic manner
- Ability to work under pressure/meet deadlines whilst delivery high quality patient care
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).
