Lead Breast Care Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job title: Lead Breast Care Nurse

Salary: 41,659 - 47,672

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Jarvis Centre, Guildford, Surrey

Introduction:

InHealth is the largest NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) provider in England and our Surrey and North East Hampshire (also known as the Jarvis) Breast Screening Service (BSS) that has an eligible population of approximately 186,000 women invited to screening over a 3-year screening round, is the largest of all our breast screening services in England.  The staffing structure has over fifty members of staff.

The static breast screening unit is located at the Jarvis Breast Centre and provides screening and assessment service. Screening is also carried out on five mobile units covering a large geographical area throughout Surrey and North East Hampshire.  Screening patients are referred to six NHS Trusts for surgical and oncological treatment.

What you will do:

As Lead Breast Care Nurse at InHealth, you will champion and provide professional nursing care in the support of women undergoing breast assessment investigations, ensuring they are fully supported and receive the best possible care.

What you are responsible for:

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in developing and maintaining client services, share information regarding her psychological, emotional, social and physical wellbeing
• Managing staff to ensure all members of staff are mentored, developed and trained to their potential and work as an effective team to deliver optimum results. Ensuring their on-going professional development whilst also supporting the Programme manager, clinical director and superintendent radiographer.
• Identify women who may need additional support and gain a clear understanding of treatment pathways
• Work within the levels of intervention to provide supportive advice and care to patients who fear breast disease or have breast cancer.
• Provide emotional and informational support to patients and families and to be aware of the need to refer to others if appropriate.
• Provided support and information to High Risk Familial breast patients
• To ensure the multi-disciplinary team provides the most appropriate patient-centered care.
• Act as a resource and advice for all disciplines of clinical staff, using robust evidence-based practice.
• To ensure the patients have the information required to make an informed decision about treatment options.
• To ensure optimum liaison and co-ordination of patients care through the pathway of care.
• Work as a key member of the breast care team to promote breast care across the breast screening catchment area
• To lead a client centered service which maintains clinical and administrative procedures in line with agreed policies and procedures for both InHealth and NHSBSP.

We are looking for someone who has:

• An appreciation of client care and confidentiality
• Knowledge of the implications of the Data Protection Act and Caldicott Principles including GDPR
• Knowledge on the NHSBSP breast screening programme
• A good understanding of equal opportunities
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with an ability to deal with the public
•  Knowledge and experience of NBSS and Breast Cancer Care (Desirable)
• Safety awareness skills utilising imaging equipment
• The ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrable organizational skills
• A strong sense of commitment, openness, integrity in the role
• The ability to work innovatively in a work context.

You should apply if you have the below experience:

• Working within a leadership role
• RGN with at least 5 years post qualifying experience
• Supporting women when receiving cancer diagnosis
• In proactively managing your time and work independently
• In prioritising tasks for self and the team, and delegating appropriately
• In adapting to unplanned changes in service delivery
• In communicating professionally and regularly with members of the public often taking difficult calls

Person Specification

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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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

InHealth Group

Address

Stoughton Road

Guildford

Surrey

GU1 1LJ

Employer's website

https://www.inhealthgroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)