Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (6 month fixed term post)

An exciting opportunity to join the team (Charing Cross Hospital).  The Trust strives to provide world-class healthcare, through excellence in research, education and training.

Are you self-motivated, enthusiastic, eager to learn and keen to develop skills to work both autonomously and as part of a specialist multidisciplinary team? Is providing excellent nursing care a key driver? Is making a difference and delivering a quality breast care service fundamental to you?

We are looking for a keen nurse for a fixed term post. You will be responsible to care and support people with breast cancer, and assist by ensuring patients’ experiences reflects their wishes. You will be pivotal in shaping and promoting the nursing vision and direction of the breast service.

The post holder will join the established breast cancer CNS team giving specialist information and support to those with early breast cancer and acting as Key Worker.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced nurse with relevant experience of either working directly with people with breast cancer or of working as a cancer CNS in another specialty with an interest in breast cancer.

We can offer the post at band 6 or 7 depending on experience and offer training, support and orientation.

Main duties of the job

• Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers with a diagnosis of breast cancer being assessed, co-ordinated or cared for within Imperial and in liaison with the multidisciplinary team and other health agencies.
• To perform an effective key role within the MDT to deliver cancer waiting times targets and pathways communication.
• To act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching and training both within ICHT and externally.
• Update own clinical and specialist knowledge. Contribute in audit processes. Undertake, where appropriate, nursing research with published outcomes.
• Promote excellence in clinical practice, and the setting of quality standards within specialty.
• Formulate an annual report/clinical audit of own CNS service and outcomes.
• Active involvement in the development of the service locally and nationally.

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 overviews  please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.