Job summary
*** This role is currently only open to Internal Applicants ***
We are seeking a highly dedicated and compassionate Breast Care Specialist Nurse to join our dynamic Breast Care Nursing Service.
This county-wide service provides holistic support to patients and their families affected by both malignant and benign breast conditions. As a key member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), the Breast Care Nurse will work in close collaboration with Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons and other healthcare professionals to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in breast care nursing in addition to some experience in a surgical setting. The post holder will have the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a collaborative team.This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated nurse to make a meaningful impact in a specialist field, providing compassionate care and clinical excellence.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an integral member of the Breast Cancer Team, working under the guidance of the Breast Care Nurses. The post holder will be responsible for managing a defined caseload of breast cancer patients, acting as the designated keyworker to ensure patients and their carers receive timely access to specialist information, advice, and support. The role involves close collaboration with healthcare professionals across both primary and secondary care settings to deliver a seamless, patient-centred service
The Breast Care Nurse Service incorporates working at both WRH and The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.
The post holder will work alongside clinicians in both symptomatic and NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) clinics.Working under the supervision of members of the Breast Care Team there will be opportunities to develop clinical competencies, including complex wound care, seroma aspiration, and lymphoedema assessment.
There will be opportunities to enhance communication and interpersonal skills through direct patient interaction and participate in relevant study days. In addition there will be opportunities to shadow experienced colleagues, including Secondary Breast Care Nurses, to broaden clinical insight and understanding and to attend the Breast MultiDisciplinary Team meetings.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for professional growth within a supportive and specialised team environment, with structured opportunities for professional.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Duties:
To support the Lead BCN in the development of policies and
clinical guidelines, which are necessary to support the developing specialist
nursing service.
To maintain competency and produce evidence demonstrating continued professional
development in the role of the Breast Care Specialist Nurse.
To be
conversant and comply with trust policies and regulations ensuring attendance
at trust mandatory training sessions and Essential to Role training. To
identify with Lead Nurse when further competency / development is required.
To participate
in personal / career development plan to maintain and develop attitudes, skills
and knowledge facilitating personal and professional development in order to
maximise contribution to and quality of service delivery.
To assist in the provision of a comprehensive nurse led
service, incorporating an early discharge, seroma assessment and aspiration,
post-operative review and prosthetic service to enhance the patient pathway.
To provide a lymphoedema assessment and support service
liaising with lymphoedema Clinical Nurse Specialist as per service policy.
General Duties
To support the
personal and professional development of new, registered and non-registered
staff, in order to maximise their contribution to and quality of service
delivery.
To participate
fully in the implementation of staff personal development plans to facilitate
on-going development.
To fulfil the keyworker role, by providing breast cancer
patients with a seamless, high-quality pathway of care.
To undertake a comprehensive holistic assessment of
patients needs at key stages during the illness experience in line with
national directives, referring on to other health care professionals / agencies
where necessary, and participating in the Health and Well-being events.
To demonstrate specialist practice in planning, implementing
and evaluating nursing care, documenting the outcomes of consultations in the
hospital notes.
To provide specialist support necessary for the patients and
their families to make informed decisions about treatment options.
To promote the breast specialist nursing service through
conferences and written papers.
To attend local and network meetings as necessary.
To become acquainted with the local assessment against
national standards related to breast cancer and take part in the Peer Review
Process.
To become acquainted with the NHS Breast Screening
Programmes Quality Assurance review process.
To maintain competency and produce evidence demonstrating continued professional
development in the role of the Breast Care Specialist Nurse.
To be
conversant and comply with trust policies and regulations ensuring attendance
at trust mandatory training sessions and Essential to Role training. To
identify with Lead Nurse when further competency / development is required.
To provide Level 2 psychological support for patients and
their carers, referring patients with complex needs to the Macmillan Clinical
Psychologist.
To ensure patients receive verbal and written information at
the appropriate point in their illness experience in line with the national
information pathway for breast cancer.
To provide support necessary for those patients having
treatment for benign breast disease.
To act as a specialist resource to other healthcare
professionals relating to breast cancer providing specialist nursing advice and
support.
To become acquainted with the local and network wide care
pathways for patients with breast cancer including knowledge of contact points
for referral and advice.
To act as a role model demonstrating high standards of
holistic care.
To promote collaborative working relationships and effective
communication between all members of the cancer multidisciplinary team, working
across organisational and professional boundaries as necessary.
Provide a high-quality support service to well women,
attending the Breast Screening Service assessment clinics and symptomatic
service.
To support the implementation of the Breast Cancer
stratified pathway.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Duties:
To support the Lead BCN in the development of policies and
clinical guidelines, which are necessary to support the developing specialist
nursing service.
To maintain competency and produce evidence demonstrating continued professional
development in the role of the Breast Care Specialist Nurse.
To be
conversant and comply with trust policies and regulations ensuring attendance
at trust mandatory training sessions and Essential to Role training. To
identify with Lead Nurse when further competency / development is required.
To participate
in personal / career development plan to maintain and develop attitudes, skills
and knowledge facilitating personal and professional development in order to
maximise contribution to and quality of service delivery.
To assist in the provision of a comprehensive nurse led
service, incorporating an early discharge, seroma assessment and aspiration,
post-operative review and prosthetic service to enhance the patient pathway.
To provide a lymphoedema assessment and support service
liaising with lymphoedema Clinical Nurse Specialist as per service policy.
General Duties
To support the
personal and professional development of new, registered and non-registered
staff, in order to maximise their contribution to and quality of service
delivery.
To participate
fully in the implementation of staff personal development plans to facilitate
on-going development.
To fulfil the keyworker role, by providing breast cancer
patients with a seamless, high-quality pathway of care.
To undertake a comprehensive holistic assessment of
patients needs at key stages during the illness experience in line with
national directives, referring on to other health care professionals / agencies
where necessary, and participating in the Health and Well-being events.
To demonstrate specialist practice in planning, implementing
and evaluating nursing care, documenting the outcomes of consultations in the
hospital notes.
To provide specialist support necessary for the patients and
their families to make informed decisions about treatment options.
To promote the breast specialist nursing service through
conferences and written papers.
To attend local and network meetings as necessary.
To become acquainted with the local assessment against
national standards related to breast cancer and take part in the Peer Review
Process.
To become acquainted with the NHS Breast Screening
Programmes Quality Assurance review process.
To maintain competency and produce evidence demonstrating continued professional
development in the role of the Breast Care Specialist Nurse.
To be
conversant and comply with trust policies and regulations ensuring attendance
at trust mandatory training sessions and Essential to Role training. To
identify with Lead Nurse when further competency / development is required.
To provide Level 2 psychological support for patients and
their carers, referring patients with complex needs to the Macmillan Clinical
Psychologist.
To ensure patients receive verbal and written information at
the appropriate point in their illness experience in line with the national
information pathway for breast cancer.
To provide support necessary for those patients having
treatment for benign breast disease.
To act as a specialist resource to other healthcare
professionals relating to breast cancer providing specialist nursing advice and
support.
To become acquainted with the local and network wide care
pathways for patients with breast cancer including knowledge of contact points
for referral and advice.
To act as a role model demonstrating high standards of
holistic care.
To promote collaborative working relationships and effective
communication between all members of the cancer multidisciplinary team, working
across organisational and professional boundaries as necessary.
Provide a high-quality support service to well women,
attending the Breast Screening Service assessment clinics and symptomatic
service.
To support the implementation of the Breast Cancer
stratified pathway.
Person Specification
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- NMC Code, its application to practice and requirements of it for own practice and behaviour
- Knowledge of person centred care
- Understands actions necessary to promote peoples equality, diversity & rights
- To ensure actions contribute to quality
- Good organisational / time management skills
- Ability to record and deal with accurate facts, figures and information
- Able to interpret and adhere to Trust and departmental policies protocols, procedures and guidelines
- Effective communicator both written and verbal
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to prioritise work
- Flexible to change in demands of service
- Understanding of clinical risk and Clinical Governance
- Understanding of Health and Safety guidelines
- Computer literate
- Ability to support junior/unregistered staff/students
- Ability to identify and manage risk
Other job requirements
Desirable
- Completion of full KSF outline within agreed timescales for all other nurses
- The post holder will be required to work on any of the sites
- Constant standing / walking
- Ability to undertake manual handling and movement tasks
- Awareness of self-presentation to patients and relatives
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register
- Evidence of continuing education
- NMC recognised Mentorship qualification
- Degree or working towards
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate experience in speciality at Band 5
- Can demonstrate experience of staff management Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills Demonstrates skills in leadership and management
- Experience of complaints management
- Post registration experience in a related cancer area
Personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- High Professional standards
- Able to work in a team
- Able to work under own initiative and guide others
- Ability to think clearly under pressure
- Able to deal with the emotional aspects of the job
- Able to deal with exposure to bereavement and challenging behaviour
- Enthusiastic & assertive
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Motivated
- Flexibility in shift /working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Good organisational / time management skills
Person Specification
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- NMC Code, its application to practice and requirements of it for own practice and behaviour
- Knowledge of person centred care
- Understands actions necessary to promote peoples equality, diversity & rights
- To ensure actions contribute to quality
- Good organisational / time management skills
- Ability to record and deal with accurate facts, figures and information
- Able to interpret and adhere to Trust and departmental policies protocols, procedures and guidelines
- Effective communicator both written and verbal
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to prioritise work
- Flexible to change in demands of service
- Understanding of clinical risk and Clinical Governance
- Understanding of Health and Safety guidelines
- Computer literate
- Ability to support junior/unregistered staff/students
- Ability to identify and manage risk
Other job requirements
Desirable
- Completion of full KSF outline within agreed timescales for all other nurses
- The post holder will be required to work on any of the sites
- Constant standing / walking
- Ability to undertake manual handling and movement tasks
- Awareness of self-presentation to patients and relatives
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register
- Evidence of continuing education
- NMC recognised Mentorship qualification
- Degree or working towards
- Teaching and Assessing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Can demonstrate experience in speciality at Band 5
- Can demonstrate experience of staff management Evidence of excellent interpersonal skills Demonstrates skills in leadership and management
- Experience of complaints management
- Post registration experience in a related cancer area
Personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- High Professional standards
- Able to work in a team
- Able to work under own initiative and guide others
- Ability to think clearly under pressure
- Able to deal with the emotional aspects of the job
- Able to deal with exposure to bereavement and challenging behaviour
- Enthusiastic & assertive
- Demonstrates attention to detail
- Motivated
- Flexibility in shift /working patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Good organisational / time management 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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
