Band 7 - Macmillan Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist, Breast Unit

Job overview

Band 7 - Macmillan Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist is a key position in the breast multidisciplinary team.

To assess, plan, implement and evaluate expert nursing care and provide support to patients attending the breast unit with a suspected or diagnosed breast cancer.

The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the co-ordination and organisation of individual treatment programmes throughout the disease trajectory.

This role is for 22.5 hours per week based at St Albans City Hospital.

*Previous applicants need not apply*

Main duties of the job

Working autonomously to manage her caseload of patients, whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team. Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals to ensure seamless service delivery.

To participate in Breast Clinics (results, follow up and metastatic) providing support and information for patients and relatives.

To act as the coordinator of care for the patient, ensuring the patient moves through the pathway speedily and ensuring the relevant treatment pathway is upheld.

This will involve ensuring all relevant tests are carried out promptly and involves liaising with consultants within and outside the trust as appropriate.

To assess new and ongoing metastatic patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. To identify their psychological, physiological, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs in relation to their disease and the proposed treatment, providing a pathway of nursing care for the patient.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide specialist advice and psychological support.

The post holder will develop communication pathways with key stakeholders across health and social care settings.

The post holder will act as an expert resource and facilitator to educate and train other staff and students, helping to provide optimum nursing care for patients with breast cancer or related problems.

The post holder will be involved in developments of policies, involvement in quality and audit initiatives, and nursing research.

The post holder will actively seek to improve patient care through service improvement either autonomously or in collaboration with the service improvement team.