Breast Care Nurse

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Breast Care Nurse to join our small but well established Breast CNS teams within our established Unified Breast Unit situated in Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.

This is a great opportunity for a qualified nurse to develop and enhance existing skills. If you like a challenge and want to be part of a dynamic, patient-focused team, this could be the ideal job for you.

Please note, the post holder will be expected to work across all Health Board sites as part of their working week. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

As a key worker, you will be primarily involved in the management of suspected and confirmed breast cancer patients from initial investigations through to diagnosis and treatment. Under the supervision of the senior CNS team, you will be expected to provide high quality care to our patients during all stages of their pathway and be involved with and action referrals on to other professionals for more specialist guidance, support, advice or counselling. The post holder will be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and will play a supportive role to ensure the team complies with local and national policy and guidelines, clinical governance and Peer Review. You will work collaboratively with referring clinicians and all members of the extended multi-disciplinary team. Under the guidance of the senior CNS team, you will provide support to the nurse led clinics, ensuring excellent co-ordination and management of the cancer pathway. You will undertake Holistic Needs Assessments (HNAs/e-HNAs) as part of your role. You need to possess excellent communication skills and an ability to competently and confidently influence others in the provision of high standards of care for our patients and their families.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac

Person Specification Qualifications & Knowledge

• NMC registration
• Clinical Supervision experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge & understanding of breast care services
• Knowledge & understanding of current legislation
• Excellent clinical knowledge
• Breast surgical nursing/oncology experience

Experience

• Previous experience within Breast Care nursing
• Experience of quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking.
• Ability to support and mentor staff
• Experience of complaints management
• Experience of nurse led health surveillance.

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Clinical leadership skills
• Prioritisation and organisational skills
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Ability to provide teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Experience of conducting staff appraisal

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.