Breast Care Nursing Specialist

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Full time

Position Overview

The Breast Care Nursing Specialist is responsible for delivering expert nursing guidance, care, and support to individuals diagnosed with breast cancer. This role emphasizes the provision of high-quality, personalized care to patients, their families, and caregivers, both in inpatient and outpatient settings, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team while adhering to established local and national standards.

The primary focus is to ensure that patient needs are prioritized in all aspects of care delivery, often serving as a 'key worker' when appropriate.

The role aims to enhance the patient experience throughout their healthcare journey.

Additionally, the specialist may take on delegated responsibilities from their line manager related to the advancement of their role and clinical specialty.

Acting as a professional role model, the Breast Care Nursing Specialist will provide both direct and indirect clinical care, engage in teaching, and participate in research initiatives.

Collaboration with senior team members is essential to further develop the clinical nurse specialist role in alignment with local and national policies, ensuring that patient and family needs are central to service enhancement efforts.

Key Responsibilities

The Breast Care Nursing Specialist will be tasked with the following:

  • Delivering specialized, high-quality nursing care and support for patients and their caregivers diagnosed with breast cancer, ensuring effective coordination of care within the healthcare system.
  • Playing a vital role within the multidisciplinary team to meet cancer waiting time targets and facilitate effective communication along care pathways.
  • Serving as a specialist resource for patients and clinical teams by providing comprehensive advice, information, education, and training both internally and externally.
  • Continuously updating clinical and specialist knowledge, contributing to audit processes, and engaging in nursing research with the aim of published outcomes.
  • Promoting excellence in clinical practice and establishing quality standards within the specialty.
  • Compiling an annual report and clinical audit of the specialist nursing service and its outcomes.
  • Actively participating in the development of services at both local and national levels.

About Imperial College Healthcare

At Imperial College Healthcare, we strive to achieve remarkable outcomes through collaboration with exceptional professionals. Our team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of patient care while embodying our core values: expertise, kindness, collaboration, and aspiration. Joining our team offers a unique experience that can significantly advance your career.

We offer a range of benefits, including opportunities for career development, flexible working arrangements, and a focus on employee wellbeing. Our staff recognition program and optional benefits such as cycle-to-work schemes, car lease options, season ticket loans, and access to onsite leisure facilities further enhance the employee experience.

Job Responsibilities Overview

The complete job description outlines the essential tasks and responsibilities associated with this role, while the person specification details the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required for success in this position.

For comprehensive overviews, please refer to the Job Description attachment accompanying the job advertisement.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • NMC registration and a degree in a relevant field.
  • Post-registration qualifications in specialty or related areas (Cancer or Palliative Care).
  • Completion of an Advanced Communication course and Level 2 Psychological Skills training.
  • A recognized teaching qualification or demonstrable teaching experience.

Desirable

  • MSc or MA in a related specialty.
  • Completion of a recognized physical assessment module at level 7.
  • Training in quality improvement methodologies.

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post-registration experience at Band 6 or above in the specialty.
  • Experience working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
  • Experience in teaching and assessing others.
  • Experience in audit and service development initiatives.

Desirable

  • Leadership and management experience.
  • Research experience.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Essential

  • In-depth knowledge of the specialty and application of evidence-based practices.
  • Demonstrated advanced communication skills and ability to manage complex situations.
  • Capability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
  • Excellent organizational skills and advanced ICT proficiency, including Microsoft Office.

Desirable

  • Ability to lead and influence change initiatives.
  • Capacity to design and deliver educational programs.

Values and Behaviors

Essential

  • Engages in reflective practice to foster learning and improvement.
  • Flexible approach to work, ensuring diversity and inclusivity.
  • Demonstrates trust values in practice.

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work across multiple sites.
  • Capability to meet the physical and psychological demands of the role.

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