We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Breast Oncology Specialist Support who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Ideally you will have experience of looking after patients with breast cancer or relevant surgical, oncology/chemotherapy experience to support the CNS team.

The role will involve acting as a key worker for these patients supporting them at all stages of their cancer journey.

We are committed to consistently providing specialised, excellent care and treatment and wish to continue in our drive to further improve the service to our patients. No two days are the same in the service and we are looking for someone who is adaptable and eager to learn.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Support the CNS to be the key worker for all patients with a breast cancer and will work closely with the Breast Surgical and Oncology Consultants, Breast Surgical and Oncology CNS, Lister Macmillan Cancer Centre, QE2 breast unit and ward staff to provide advice and support to patients.

Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes.

Assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating care as a practitioner with specialist skills.

Undertake surveys or audits in own specialty.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse Part 1 or 12 of NMC Register
• Teaching/ Assessing Qualification or equivalent.
• Studying for a Nursing Degree.

Desirable

• Management training
• Nursing Degree
• Diploma in Oncology or palliative care Nursing

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with haematology or oncology patients.
• Ward management experience.
• Experience of assisting in Audit and Research. Change Management

Desirable

• Experience of working with Cancer Patients

Skills

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a successful track record of developing professional clinical practice.
• Good communication skills
• Effective inter -personal skills
• Leadership skills.
• Variety of teaching skills experience
• Experience of providing education to all levels of staff.
• Excellent presentation and organizational skills .
• Ability to work as a member of a team & autonomously

Desirable

• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.

Knowledge

Essential

• Oncology or Haematology Specialist practice experience.
• IT literacy

Other requirements

Essential

• Flexibility to travel across sites

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

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361-6823938