Macmillan Metastatic Breast Cancer Cns

2 weeks ago


Newport, United Kingdom Isle of Wight NHS Trust Full time

We are recruiting for a Macmillan Metastatic Breast Cancer CNS who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards great people, great place.

The post holder will be the identified lead in the development of nursing practice in their own specialist area, working at an advanced level across the healthcare teams, also as a core member of the Breast multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

They post holder will be the identified key worker for patients with Metastatic Breast cancers and their families on the IOW and will co-ordinate island patients care throughout their cancer pathway. The post holder will also act as a resource for all health care professionals caring for patients with metastatic breast cancers, and work in close collaboration with other cancer specialist nurses in mainland cancer centres.

The post-holder will work across departmental, directorate and trust boundaries to support the delivery of a patient-centred seamless service.

The post-holder will provide a comprehensive quality service that demonstrates highly specialised clinical knowledge and expertise for the management of patients with metastatic breast cancer and their carers/family. Making contact with patients from the time of initial diagnosis to provide practical, psychological and emotional support.