Advanced Nurse Practitioner breast

Job overview

The Breast ANP will provide expert evidence-based advice and clinical expertise within the Breast Surgical Team, working collaboratively and co-operatively with others to meet the needs of the patients and their families.

The post holder will independently provide on-going holistic care and treatment for patients including advanced clinical assessment, planning care and treatment and the proactive management of treatment and disease related side effects.

The ANP will work in the clinic, assessing new patients who have been referred to us on the urgent suspected cancer pathway and the breast pain pathway

Main duties of the job

To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken and to practice at an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability that is within national breast cancer guidelines, Trust policies and NMC Codes of Conduct

To deliver evidence based expert nursing care exercising a high degree of professional autonomy, demonstrating ability to make sound decisions based on knowledge and experience.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.