Job summary
Job Title: Breast Care Support Nurse
Department: Cancer Services
Pay Band: Band 6 - Fixed term 1 year/Secondment
Hour per week: 30 hrs per week
Shift pattern: n/a
Working with the Breast cancer CNS team, you will support Service development and improve patient experience based on emerging and best practice models of care, which is responsive to patient feedback and audit findings.
You will be expected to play a supportive role in ensuring the team comply with local and national policy, clinical governance and Peer review.
You will work collaboratively with referring GPs and all members of the extended multidisciplinary team including; imaging departments, medical and surgical consultants, clinical nurse specialists, research teams, acute oncology, specialist palliative care, ward nursing teams and administrative teams.
Integral to you your role, you will support the educational needs of staff working in the breast and oncology departments to ensure your and your team's expertise has maximum impact.
As a band 6 you will be expected to meet the essential criteria, possess the relevant post registration experience as outlined in the person specification.
Main duties of the job
To support the symptomatic breast clinical services in providing supportive care for patients with breast cancer, their relatives and carers, from diagnosis, throughout treatment, survivorship pathways, and metastatic disease.
To provide a high standard of care to patients who attend for treatment and supportive care.
The postholder will be expected to work closely with the Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialists, the Breast Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), and the Acute Oncology team, in order to implement National Guidance, and ensure patients receive the best care.
To be part of an established, integrated cancer and palliative care service that influences care by specialist practice, encompassing advanced clinical practice, education, and evidence based learning.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, providing specialist advice and actively seeking evidence based practice which will improve the quality of care and meet the needs of a delegated group of patients. A holistic approach to caring should be planned that will include the appropriate level of physiological, pathological, spiritual, socio- economic and cultural aspects which influence the care of clients within your specific speciality.
2. Manage patient care according to agreed protocols, taking appropriate action, seeking advice from other members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
a. Carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision.
b. Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care.
3. Demonstrate clinical knowledge and expertise at the level of advanced practice relevant to the clinical speciality.
4. Act as a source of Breast Care nursing expertise within the Division, across the Trust and as a representative of the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care, providing specialist advice and actively seeking evidence based practice which will improve the quality of care and meet the needs of a delegated group of patients. A holistic approach to caring should be planned that will include the appropriate level of physiological, pathological, spiritual, socio- economic and cultural aspects which influence the care of clients within your specific speciality.
2. Manage patient care according to agreed protocols, taking appropriate action, seeking advice from other members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
a. Carry out planned care for a group of patients without direct supervision.
b. Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care.
3. Demonstrate clinical knowledge and expertise at the level of advanced practice relevant to the clinical speciality.
4. Act as a source of Breast Care nursing expertise within the Division, across the Trust and as a representative of the Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent Registered Nurse with the NMC oDegree in Nurse related specialty or working towards oMentorship or teaching qualification oAble to evidence recent and continuing professional development relevant to the department
Desirable
- oDegree in related speciality or working towards oAdvanced communications skills IRMER Qualified
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial clinical experience within acute hospital setting oExperience of working collaboratively across professions, organisations and services oExperience of teaching staff/ patients/relatives within the working environment oExperience within the speciality
Desirable
- oParticipation in service development and implementation oExperience of managing a patient caseload.
knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of professional and NHS issues. oDemonstrates knowledge of oncology, XXXX and research within the specialist field oDemonstrate knowledge and application of Clinical Governance oDemonstrate knowledge of Clinical audit and research oKnowledge of NHS IT Systems
Desirable
- oDemonstrate having research in practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oCurrent Registered Nurse with the NMC oDegree in Nurse related specialty or working towards oMentorship or teaching qualification oAble to evidence recent and continuing professional development relevant to the department
Desirable
- oDegree in related speciality or working towards oAdvanced communications skills IRMER Qualified
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial clinical experience within acute hospital setting oExperience of working collaboratively across professions, organisations and services oExperience of teaching staff/ patients/relatives within the working environment oExperience within the speciality
Desirable
- oParticipation in service development and implementation oExperience of managing a patient caseload.
knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of professional and NHS issues. oDemonstrates knowledge of oncology, XXXX and research within the specialist field oDemonstrate knowledge and application of Clinical Governance oDemonstrate knowledge of Clinical audit and research oKnowledge of NHS IT Systems
Desirable
- oDemonstrate having research in practice.
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).
