Metastatic Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

Band 7: £49,387 - 56,515 pro rata per annum (Actual salary £29,632 - £33,909 per annum)

Hours: 22.5 Hours per week

Contract : Permanent

The post holder will be the identified lead in the development of nursing practice in own specialist area, working at an advanced level across the healthcare teams, also as a core member of the metastatic breast cancer Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT). They will be the identified key worker for patients with metastatic breast cancer and their families on the IOW, and will co-ordinate island patients care throughout their cancer pathway, including the onward referral of key worker status. The post holder will also act as a resource to all healthcare professionals caring for patients with metastatic breast cancer, and work in close collaboration with other cancer specialist nurses in mainland cancer centres, especially Queen Alexandra Hospital (PHT) and University Hospital Southampton (UHS). The post-holder will work as part of the wider cancer team and across departmental, divisional and Trust boundaries to support the delivery of a patient-centred seamless service.

Main duties of the job

• The day to day work of the Cancer Clinical Nurse specialist role is essential to deliver cancer waiting targets, manage the patients cancer pathway, support with critical clinical nursing interventions, liaise with PHT specialist MDT to facilitate safe effective care within IOW with external speciality consultants, prevent admissions or expediate admission for patients with oncological emergencies, arrange blood transfusions or vital medications and treatment plans, support during breaking bad news, and ensure MDT outcomes are actioned to avoid delay in-patient cancer pathways, support visiting oncologists, provide vital patient information and signposting, and provide psychological support to cancer patients. If you have the skills for the role, looking for a new challenge or are interested in learning more about this position we would be keen to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a comprehensive quality service that demonstrates highly specialised clinical knowledge and expertise for the management of patients with metastatic breast cancer and their carers/family. Making contact with patients from the time of initial referral/diagnosis to provide practical, psychological and emotional support.
• To work as part of the wider cancer service providing expert support to patients and their families.
• To provide expert communication with patients in ways which empower them to make informed choices about their health and healthcare, providing practical information on all aspects of treatment.
• To work in collaboration with the lead clinician and the Multidisciplinary Team on the Isle of Wight and mainland, to provide a high-quality co-ordinated service between all disciplines. Encompassing a multi-disciplinary approach to care
• To act as an expert resource in providing evidence-based advice and information to promote the health and well-being of patients with metastatic breast cancer service needs and offer clinical expertise in treatments/therapies for patients that are unbiased. In order to optimise positive health outcomes and quality of life.
• To provide professional innovation within the specialty, and contribute to the development of metastatic breast cancer services throughout the Trust as a core member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• To provide clinical nursing leadership and act as a specialist resource for nurses, doctors and others in the acute trust and community services within the specialty.
• Lead the development and implementation of clinical audits and research projects in own specialist area, ensuring that the findings are disseminated and good practice is shared across the trust and beyond, in accordance with trust governance and clinical guidelines including Peer Review processes.

For further information about the role and list of essential criteria, please refer to the Job Description

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.