Main area: Breast Cancer Care
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (end date January 2026. Will accept secondment.)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 241-857AS-24
Employer: Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Bolton Hospital
Town: Bolton
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/11/2024 23:59
Breast Care Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Full time, 37.5 hours per week.
Fixed term for 12 months or Secondment.
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and reliable individual with experience and knowledge in Breast Cancer Care to join our team. The post holder will ensure that the patient has a supported journey by acting as their key worker and undertaking holistic needs assessments, at key points.
The post holder will hold well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, and should also possess good facilitation and IT skills. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team, having excellent clinical skills to deliver exceptional standards of care for all patients and their families.
The post holder will be keen to face challenges, be well organised and enthusiastic in participating with service development through audit and peer review. Helping to drive and sustain new initiatives to meet local and national standards, as well as ensuring care meets our own Trust values.
In return for your commitment the successful candidate will be offered professional support. You will develop skills enabling you to practice at an advanced clinical level, both in your own clinical practice and as a role model to others. Experience of working in nurse led clinics would also be advantageous.
You need to be a registered first level nurse with current NMC registration and have relevant further education/training in breast cancer care/oncology.
Main duties of the job
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. An informal visit is highly encouraged.
Person specification
Qualification
* Registered General Nurse with Current valid NMC registration
* First level degree in related subject
* Advanced communication course
* Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
* Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or above
* Significant experience in breast and/or cancer care
* Experience of multi-professional working
* Leadership and motivational skills
Skills & Knowledge
* IT literate
* Recognition of own limitations
* Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high calibre skilled staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment.
We thrive on cultivating cultural architecture; if you have the right skills, attitudes and behaviours, in line with our Trust values, we welcome and appreciate the diversity you bring to our organisation.
We offer a wide range of staff benefits. Please click on the link below to see what current benefits we have.
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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