Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a consultant nurse to join the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Breast services (RFL). We are looking for an innovative and transformational leader, who is seeking to further their nursing career within breast services. The expectations of the post will be demonstrated across the four pillars of consultant level practice: expert advanced clinical practice, strategic and enabling leadership, learning, developing and improving across the system, research and innovation.
The role is pivotal to working collaboratively with the MDT team, in building capacity and expanding the nurse led services to further shape and deliver the strategic vision of a world class Breast Service for our local population.
RFL Breast services delivers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options across the patient pathway for benign and malignant breast conditions. The range of services includes breast screening, breast pain, family history and genetics and plastic reconstructive surgery. The service provides comprehensive treatment options for advanced and metastatic cancer patients and is committed to supporting research and evidence-based treatments in line with both local and national policies. The successful applicant should have broad experience which includes managing patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy.
Applications are invited from professionally mature enthusiastic and clinically credible system leaders.
Main duties of the job
The Consultant Nurse will lead and role model advanced clinical practice developing clinical service pathways across the Breast Service. This is a key post within the Breast nursing team and will define, shape and develop the clinical breast services across all sites in the Trust.
The role will provide system leadership and support to the specialist Breast nurses to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners to ensuring seamless delivery of patient care ensuring high quality clinical outcomes.
The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, key change agent to redesign breast services including quality improvement, implementation of national initiatives, service reconfiguration and new digitally enabled models of care.
The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Clinical Director, Deputy Director of Nursing, Breast Service lead, Oncology service lead, Lead Cancer Nurse, Head of Nursing, Matron, Lead Nurses, Operational, patients and wider MDT teams to develop Breast services responsive to the needs of patients and staff.
The role blends a significant proportion of direct advanced clinical practice with education, research and management activities. The post holder will have an educational commitment to ensure breast clinical pathways and practices are reflected in all staff training programmes.
For further information/informal visit please contact Ms Anne McReynolds Deputy Director of Nursing a.mcreynolds@nhs.net
About us
The Royal Free combines globally recognised clinical expertise with local and friendly hospital care to represent the best in NHS treatment. We always strive to provide excellent outcomes in clinic treatments, clinical research, and doctor training, as well an excellent working environment for hospital staff. We are an inclusive, diverse, and friendly team with a strong patient-facing work ethic.
Our goals are to create an inspiring and rewarding working environment that delivers world class clinical outcomes as well as world class patient and service user experiences.
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Consultant Nurse will lead and role model advanced clinical practice developing clinical service pathways across the Breast Service. This is a key post within the Breast nursing team and will define, shape and develop the clinical breast services across all sites in the Trust.
The role will provide system leadership and support to the specialist Breast nurses to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners to ensuring seamless delivery of patient care ensuring high quality clinical outcomes.
The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, key change agent to redesign breast services including quality improvement, implementation of national initiatives, service reconfiguration and new digitally enabled models of care.
The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Clinical Director, Deputy Director of Nursing, Breast Service lead, Oncology service lead, Lead Cancer Nurse, Head of Nursing, Matron, Lead Nurses, Operational, patients and wider MDT teams to develop Breast services responsive to the needs of patients and staff.
The role blends a significant proportion of direct advanced clinical practice with education, research and management activities. The post holder will have an educational commitment to ensure breast clinical pathways and practices are reflected in all staff training programmes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Consultant Nurse will lead and role model advanced clinical practice developing clinical service pathways across the Breast Service. This is a key post within the Breast nursing team and will define, shape and develop the clinical breast services across all sites in the Trust.
The role will provide system leadership and support to the specialist Breast nurses to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners to ensuring seamless delivery of patient care ensuring high quality clinical outcomes.
The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, key change agent to redesign breast services including quality improvement, implementation of national initiatives, service reconfiguration and new digitally enabled models of care.
The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Clinical Director, Deputy Director of Nursing, Breast Service lead, Oncology service lead, Lead Cancer Nurse, Head of Nursing, Matron, Lead Nurses, Operational, patients and wider MDT teams to develop Breast services responsive to the needs of patients and staff.
The role blends a significant proportion of direct advanced clinical practice with education, research and management activities. The post holder will have an educational commitment to ensure breast clinical pathways and practices are reflected in all staff training programmes.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Master's degree in relevant subject
- Advanced assessment skills qualification
- Teaching accreditation
- Oncology qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in senior breast nursing roles across the disease pathway
- Evidence of innovative practice that involves research or audit
- Project management
- Developing professional staff
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Teaching
Desirable
- Experience of public speaking
- Demonstrable achievement in Changing clinical practice
- Experience of working with academic institutions
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to manage a caseload of patients independently
- Excellent report writing and presentations skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to network across organisations
- Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them
- Able to co- ordinate the completion of a number of projects simultaneously
- Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information.
- Able to demonstrate a broad but in -depth knowledge of health policy in relation to clinical breast cancer
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Positive attitude
- Assertiveness
- Approachable
- Calm
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Master's degree in relevant subject
- Advanced assessment skills qualification
- Teaching accreditation
- Oncology qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in senior breast nursing roles across the disease pathway
- Evidence of innovative practice that involves research or audit
- Project management
- Developing professional staff
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Teaching
Desirable
- Experience of public speaking
- Demonstrable achievement in Changing clinical practice
- Experience of working with academic institutions
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Ability to manage a caseload of patients independently
- Excellent report writing and presentations skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to network across organisations
- Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them
- Able to co- ordinate the completion of a number of projects simultaneously
- Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information.
- Able to demonstrate a broad but in -depth knowledge of health policy in relation to clinical breast cancer
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Positive attitude
- Assertiveness
- Approachable
- Calm
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).
