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Job summary

Main area
Oncology - Breast Cancer
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (4 working days a week)
Job ref
193-6417367PCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£35,392 - £50,056 pro-rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 6/7 Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (P/T 30 hrs p/w)

NHS AfC: Band 7

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

 

Job overview

Band 6/7 Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (dependent on experience)

This is a part-time post for 30 hours (4 working days a week).

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is excited to announce that we have a new opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Berkshire Cancer Centre.

We are looking for a dynamic, well-motivated and compassionate nurse with experience in cancer care, chemotherapy or breast surgery to join the Breast Cancer CNS team.

The role offers opportunities to develop your skills to become an autonomous and independent practitioner in an interesting and fast moving field of oncology.

This is an exciting time to join the team whilst we increase our nurse-led working to enhance the care for people with breast cancer.

The post holder will be part of the breast cancer specialist nursing team, working alongside surgeons, oncologists and wider multidisciplinary team supporting patients diagnosed with breast cancer. 

You will be able to undertake further professional development to support you in your future career progression.

We strongly encourage informal visits, email or telephone contact about the post.

Main duties of the job

Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists support people diagnosed with breast cancer by providing expert advice, psycho-social support and information on their disease, investigations, treatment and follow-up care.

The Breast Cancer CNS team work together, and with the multidisciplinary team to help deliver an expert specialist service to those diagnosed with breast cancer.

The Breast Cancer CNS team help to care for patients at all stages of their cancer journey and through a variety of treatments in a kind, compassionate manner. The team are committed to the development and delivery of high quality holistic patient care. They play an active part in clinical practice, management of patient caseload, education, research, audit and professional activities relating to breast cancer care.

The team cares for people diagnosed with primary and secondary/metastatic breast cancer.  The main focus of this post is the care of people with primary breast cancer but occasionally the post holder may be required to offer support to patients with metastatic cancer if the metastatic breast cancer CNS is unavailable.

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role are:

Working as an expert in clinical field to deliver specialist clinical services to patients with breast cancer.

Providing  holistic needs assessment and individualised compassionate care.

Responsible for the delivery of patient-focused programmes of care, which address the complex and changing health and well-being needs of this patient group.

Working with other professional groups in secondary and primary care.

Providing specialist, interdisciplinary education and training to other staff and students.

Clinically manages and engineers the cancer pathway for patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Works strategically to influence and drive the development of the service both locally and nationally.

Participation in/leading clinical audit in own area.

Participates in and facilitates/undertakes research in specialist field.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (Pt 1/12)
  • Educated to a minimum of 1st degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent experience
  • Qualification in specialist area of breast cancer nursing and/or oncology
  • Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced communication skills training
  • Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care/relevant subject
  • Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant post registration experience in cancer or appropriate speciality
  • Experience in facilitation/teaching/assessing
  • Experience of successful change management
  • Experience of multiprofessional team working
  • Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care
  • Experience of multiprofessional working

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nicky Dann
Job title
Macmillan Cancer CNS Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 8061
Additional information

Nicky Dann (Macmillan Cancer CNS Team Leader) on 0118 322 8061 or [email protected]

Catherine Bailey (Macmillan Breast Cancer Nurse Consultant) via [email protected]

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