Clinical Nurse Specialist - Faster Diagnosis Breast Cancer

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Cancer and Access

Band: 7

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: Wednesday 27th November 2024

We are recruiting for a Faster Diagnosis Clinical Nurse Specialist 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

In conjunction with Cancer Services, the breast multidisciplinary team, diagnostics and tertiary services the post holder will assist with the clinical aspects of the co-ordination of the one stop diagnostic pathway for breast cancer, incorporating information provision, physical and psychological support.

The Trust already provides straight-to-test pathways for cancer, including clinical triage processes, and this role will be key to developing and maintaining these pathways for breast cancer. The post holder will need to act autonomously but in close collaboration with Cancer Services, the Faster Diagnosis nursing team, a team of consultant surgeons, imaging, the Breast Unit, other tertiary trusts when applying specialist expertise to all facets of care for patients with suspected breast cancer.

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.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide specialist advice and support for patients with suspected breast cancer during the journey from referral to diagnosis. The role will be part of a growing team of nurses who will focus on the diagnostic part of the cancer pathway, focusing on streamlining timed diagnostic pathways and meeting the new 28-day Faster Diagnosis Standard for cancer.

We are looking for an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team, to offer an individualised service and provide direct support and advice to patients with suspected breast cancer during various and often complex diagnostic tests with a focus on meeting the 28 day Faster Diagnosis Standard and other Cancer Waiting Times targets.

To maintain nurse led clinic's whereby the concerns and needs of the patient's and their family/friends and carers are appropriately channelled.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Nursing
• Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of breast cancer pathways, diagnostics and cancer waiting time standards
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care
• Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
• Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level

Skills

Essential

• Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
• Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition
• Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty
• Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care

Values Based Question

Essential

• How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway Maritime Hospital

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

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