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Job summary

Main area
Breast Screening
Grade
Band
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Job ref
162-6985-KK
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Breast Services
Town
Romford
Salary
£51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist

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Job overview

The Surgical Care group is looking to recruit a dedicated and highly skilled Band 7 Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist to support the Cancer pathway. You would need to be an experienced band 6/7 acting within your professional boundaries and willing to develop your skills. As a Breast CNS you will play a vital role in delivering specialised nursing care to the patients with Breast conditions. Your expertise will contribute to a high quality care and positive patient experience. The ideal candidate would have excellent communication skills both verbally and in written. You will be proactive in ensuring that your clinical expertise is up to date to contribute as a role model to the service. The post holder will be a member of the Trust's Breast team and undertake the role of the CNS supporting and facilitating the patients journey. You would be working in a collaborative manner, providing clear decision making skills in consultation with medical and nursing staff. The  post holder will ensure that they protect and promote patient safety at all times. You would effectively liaise with multidisciplinary teams and service maintaining a good rapport to ensure excellent working relationships are maintained with other departments. Demonstrate personal strength and effectiveness with professional; behaviour under stressful and difficult situations. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an integral member of the Multidisciplinary Team within Barking Havering and Redbridge University Trust. The post holder will acknowledge and provide the overall responsibility for the provision of specialist nursing advice and support to patients and families, Inpatient and out-patient, throughout their care pathway.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. 

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Adeyemi Kaka, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5162. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

 

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse, 1st level with current NMC Registration.
Desirable criteria
  • Counselling Skills Training.

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience as a registered nurse with recent experience within Breast Cancer or oncology

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kuldip Chagger
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708 435000
Additional information

Extn: 2089708341

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