Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

The Royal Marsden Private care breast team are looking for an experienced, dynamic nurse who is passionate about the patient experience and the delivery of high quality patient-focused care. This post is a band 7 Clinical Nurse specialist role for 15 months to cover maternity leave. The post involves acting as a keyworker to patients diagnosed with primary and metastatic breast cancer and providing support and information throughout their cancer pathway as well as participation in service development. Successful candidates will have a minimum of 5 years post registration experience and have knowledge in breast surgery, oncology and ideally, having some palliative care knowledge and skills managing patients with advancing disease. Advanced communication skills are essential.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the specialty. In addition, the post holder will be required to liaise with their peers across the Trust, the divisional management team and appropriate corporate directorates and teams. The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues external to the Trust and national networks as appropriate to the specialty.

1.1 To provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient with breast cancer acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff. 1.2 To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice within Breast cancer care 1.3 To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve a synchronised specialist service. 1.4 To provide informal and formal teaching, e.g. academic courses provided by the  school of nursing

Work closely with members of the MDT and CNS team to deliver personalised evidence-based care. Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer. To act as a resource for patients and the clinical team by the provision of comprehensive specialist advice, information, teaching and training both within RMH and externally regarding breast cancer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

2.1 To sustain a high-quality specialist service for the patient, from diagnosis through all stages of the disease and actively provide optimum liaison and continuity of care. 2.2 To use advanced clinical judgement to plan, implement and evaluate care for patients throughout their cancer pathway The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Job application: Clinical Nurse Specialist 2.3 In collaboration with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to formulate and/or revise relevant policies and to regularly review these following change/implementations. To work within the procedures and policies of the Trust. 2.4 In conjunction with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, to develop assessment tools that will ensure an appropriate level of nursing intervention so that patients with complex needs are referred to the appropriate specialist/s. 2.5 To manage an agreed caseload, using in depth knowledge of the patient / client group and acting as the key worker where appropriate. 2. 6 To initiate, run and evaluate appropriate group support in conjunction with other relevant professional disciplines.

To support and signpost patients to appropriate services. Undertake a full specialist nursing assessment to identify the specific needs of the above patient groups and their families/carers to include the Holistic Needs assessment. Demonstrate expert knowledge and understanding of breast cancer to allow collaboration with medical colleagues to ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and understand proposed patient investigations and treatments.