Band 8C Nurse Consultant

1 month ago

Hampstead, United Kingdom Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a consultant nurse to join the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Breast services (RFL). We are looking for an innovative and transformational leader, who is seeking to further their nursing career within breast services. The expectations of the post will be demonstrated across the four pillars of consultant level practice: expert advanced clinical practice, strategic and enabling leadership, learning, developing and improving across the system, research and innovation.

The role is pivotal to working collaboratively with the MDT team, in building capacity and expanding the nurse led services to further shape and deliver the strategic vision of a world class Breast Service for our local population.

RFL Breast services delivers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options across the patient pathway for benign and malignant breast conditions. The range of services includes breast screening, breast pain, family history and genetics and plastic reconstructive surgery. The service provides comprehensive treatment options for advanced and metastatic cancer patients and is committed to supporting research and evidence-based treatments in line with both local and national policies. The successful applicant should have broad experience which includes managing patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy.

Applications are invited from professionally mature enthusiastic and clinically credible system leaders.

Main duties of the job

The Consultant Nurse will lead and role model advanced clinical practice developing clinical service pathways across the Breast Service. This is a key post within the Breast nursing team and will define, shape and develop the clinical breast services across all sites in the Trust.

The role will provide system leadership and support to the specialist Breast nurses to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners to ensuring seamless delivery of patient care ensuring high quality clinical outcomes.

The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, key change agent to redesign breast services including quality improvement, implementation of national initiatives, service reconfiguration and new digitally enabled models of care.

The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Clinical Director, Deputy Director of Nursing, Breast Service lead, Oncology service lead, Lead Cancer Nurse, Head of Nursing, Matron, Lead Nurses, Operational, patients and wider MDT teams to develop Breast services responsive to the needs of patients and staff.

The role blends a significant proportion of direct advanced clinical practice with education, research and management activities. The post holder will have an educational commitment to ensure breast clinical pathways and practices are reflected in all staff training programmes.

For further information/informal visit please contact Ms Anne McReynolds Deputy Director of Nursing

About us

The Royal Free combines globally recognised clinical expertise with local and friendly hospital care to represent the best in NHS treatment. We always strive to provide excellent outcomes in clinic treatments, clinical research, and doctor training, as well an excellent working environment for hospital staff. We are an inclusive, diverse, and friendly team with a strong patient-facing work ethic.

Our goals are to create an inspiring and rewarding working environment that delivers world class clinical outcomes as well as world class patient and service user experiences.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The Consultant Nurse will lead and role model advanced clinical practice developing clinical service pathways across the Breast Service. This is a key post within the Breast nursing team and will define, shape and develop the clinical breast services across all sites in the Trust.

The role will provide system leadership and support to the specialist Breast nurses to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners to ensuring seamless delivery of patient care ensuring high quality clinical outcomes.

The post holder will act as an innovator, motivator, key change agent to redesign breast services including quality improvement, implementation of national initiatives, service reconfiguration and new digitally enabled models of care.

The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Clinical Director, Deputy Director of Nursing, Breast Service lead, Oncology service lead, Lead Cancer Nurse, Head of Nursing, Matron, Lead Nurses, Operational, patients and wider MDT teams to develop Breast services responsive to the needs of patients and staff.

The role blends a significant proportion of direct advanced clinical practice with education, research and management activities. The post holder will have an educational commitment to ensure breast clinical pathways and practices are reflected in all staff training programmes.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Master's degree in relevant subject Advanced assessment skills qualification Teaching accreditation Oncology qualification

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience in senior breast nursing roles across the disease pathway Evidence of innovative practice that involves research or audit Project management Developing professional staff Evidence of continuing professional development Teaching

Desirable

Experience of public speaking Demonstrable achievement in Changing clinical practice Experience of working with academic institutions

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

Ability to manage a caseload of patients independently Excellent report writing and presentations skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Ability to network across organisations Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them Able to co- ordinate the completion of a number of projects simultaneously Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information. Able to demonstrate a broad but in -depth knowledge of health policy in relation to clinical breast cancer

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

Highly motivated Positive attitude Assertiveness Approachable Calm

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