Registered Nurse - Breast Cancer Support
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Breast Oncology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 34.5 hours per week (4 x 7.5 hour shifts)
Job ref: 361-6823938
Site: Lister Hospital
Town: Stevenage
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/12/2024 23:59
Interview date: 03/01/2025
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Breast Oncology Specialist Support who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Ideally, you will have experience of looking after patients with breast cancer or relevant surgical, oncology/chemotherapy experience to support the CNS team. The role will involve acting as a key worker for these patients supporting them at all stages of their cancer journey.
Main duties of the job
1. Support the CNS to be the key worker for all patients with breast cancer and work closely with the Breast Surgical and Oncology Consultants, Breast Surgical and Oncology CNS, Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre, QE2 breast unit, and ward staff to provide advice and support to patients.
2. Responsible for assessing, developing, and implementing specialist nursing care programmes.
3. Assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating care as a practitioner with specialist skills.
4. Undertake surveys or audits in own specialty.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
* Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12 of NMC Register
* Teaching/Assessing Qualification or equivalent
* Studying for a Nursing Degree
* Management training
* Nursing Degree
* Diploma in Oncology or Palliative Care Nursing
Previous Experience
* Experience of working with haematology or oncology patients
* Ward management experience
* Experience of assisting in Audit and Research
* Experience of working with Cancer Patients
Skills
* Able to demonstrate a successful track record of developing professional clinical practice
* Effective inter-personal skills
* Variety of teaching skills experience
* Experience of providing education to all levels of staff
* Excellent presentation and organizational skills
* Ability to work as a member of a team & autonomously
* Advanced communication and interpersonal skills
Knowledge
* Oncology or Haematology Specialist practice experience
* IT literacy
Other requirements
* Flexibility to travel across sites
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate, and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate, and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practices, and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
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