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Job summary

Main area
Specialist Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
275-2407CNS-MBC
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Maritime Hospital
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/07/2024 23:59

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Clinical Nurse Specialist – Macmillan Breast Cancer

Band 6

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Macmillan Breast Cancer

Division: Cancer Services

Band: 6

Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: Friday 1st August 2024

We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist – Macmillan Breast Cancer who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will be expected to work as part of a team who provides specialist advice for the diagnosis, management, treatment and on-going care of patients with breast cancer.

As a Macmillan Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist you will need to work as part of the MDT to provide specialist advice for the diagnosis, management, treatment and on-going care of patients with breast cancer to ensure that all patients presenting with breast cancer will be managed in line with the agreed pathways and will benefit from expert advice and support as required according to their specific needs.

We are looking for enthusiastic candidates that will have the unique opportunity to contribute to further development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues within a well-established and successful service.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.  Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly?   In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.  

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In conjunction with the breast MDT and support services, the post holder will assist with the co-ordination of the treatment pathway, including screening and primary clinics, incorporating information provision, physical and psychological support and completion of holistic needs assessment, under the guidance and development of the band 7s.  Working in partnership with Macmillan and other external stakeholders.

The Post holder will assist in supporting specialist wound care/seroma clinics, simple lymphoedema assessment and treatment, breast cancer family history advise and prosthetic clinics.

We are looking for an experienced nurse with knowledge in breast screening, Surgical or Oncology nursing to join our breast cancer multi-disciplinary team at Medway NHS Foundation, to work in conjunction with and supporting the other clinical nurse specialists currently in post.

The Trust provides care for patients with early and secondary breast cancer, with an onsite chemotherapy service and radiotherapy treatment provided at Maidstone hospital. The Trust offers immediate breast reconstruction with our onco-plastic surgeon on site and works closely with Queen Victoria Hospital (specialist reconstructive surgery centre for the south east of England) to ensure patients have the full range of reconstructive options available.

This is an exciting time at Medway breast service’s with the on-going development of stratified risk pathways and the delivery of personalised care and support with health and well-being events currently running.
The post holder will play an active part in the multi-disciplinary meetings and service review, able to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will require
• RGN with post registration experience and may have completed the Principles of Breast Cancer Care course for healthcare professionals or a willingness to undertake along with the advanced communication course
• Have the ability to work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Have experience of managing case-loads effectively with the support of the band 7s

If you think you have what it takes to positively contribute to our exciting future by being part of our amazing team, apply today.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact: Louise Black Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse on [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Level 1 on the NMC Register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality
  • BSc Nursing
  • Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the National agenda for speciality
  • Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care
  • Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
  • Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and communication skills to work within the speciality MDT and across professional groups
  • Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
  • Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louise Black
Job title
Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
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