Job summary
The Surgical Care group is looking to recruit a dedicated and highly skilled Band 6 Breast Nurse Specialist who is also personalised stratified Cancer follow up CNS to support the Breast pathway.

You would need to be an experienced nurse with experience in the breast field, acting within your professional boundaries and willing to develop your skills. As a Breast clinical nurse specialist you will play a vital role in delivering specialised nursing care to the patients with Breast conditions. Your expertise will contribute to a high quality care and positive patient experience.

The ideal candidate would have excellent communication skills both verbally and in written. You will be proactive in ensuring that your clinical expertise is up to date to contribute as a role model to the service. The post holder will be a member of the Trust's Breast team and undertake the role of the specialist Nurse supporting and facilitating the patients journey.

You would be working in a collaborative manner, providing clear decision making skills in consultation with medical and nursing staff. The post holder will ensure that they protect and promote patient safety at all times. You would effectively liaise with multidisciplinary teams and service maintaining a rapport to ensure working relationships are maintained with other departments.

Demonstrate personal strength and effectiveness with professional behaviours under stressful and difficult situations.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out planned care for a group of patients within independent clinical setting.
• Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of evidence based individualised patient care.
• Perform telephone triage of remotely monitored patients, escalating to the clinical service, as appropriate.
• Using protocols ensure the appropriate investigations are ordered and performed.
• Managing clinical risk relating to individuals, through the use of RMS tracking to a group of patients care, reporting issues to appropriate senior staff.
• Review and act on all investigations requested via service.

Person Specification

• Essential: Registered Nurse
• Essential: Communication Skills Oral, Written, Listening
• Desirable: Level 2 communication training.
• Essential: Experience working with the Personalised Care Agenda

Employer details
Employer name: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Working pattern: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Band: Band 6
Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year Per Annum HCA inclusive

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Contact
Matron, Kuldip Chagger, kuldip.chagger@nhs.net, 01708435000