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Breast Nurse Specialist, Band 7 - C9318-24-0600

Gloucestershire

Job summary

In line with the Trust Vision to provide the "Best Care for Everyone..."

The role of Breast Nurse Specialist is a great opportunity to develop your clinical and professional practice along with leadership and management experiences. Excellent communication skills and self-awareness are required for your own and others well-being. The post holder will be an effective core member of the Breast Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, acting as an expert practitioner within the breast team demonstrating highly developed specialist knowledge in the management of patients with breast diseases and their physical and emotional care. This will include supporting their holistic needs assessments and care plans as they move through their treatments and breast/oncology care pathways and meeting the personalised care agenda. Will have the ability to manage complex patients and their complex needs. This will ensure patients are able to make informed decisions about treatments offered to them. You will be a highly skilled practitioner acting as a specialist resource to support the team. The post holder will also contribute to the day to day running within Thirlestaine Breast Centre, support changes to our services within the surgical division and wider developments within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Working hours are 37.5 hours a week (Monday to Friday) either over 4 or 5 days a week.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity is available at Thirlestaine Breast Centre to be a Breast Nurse Specialist.

We are looking for a motivated breast nurse specialist to join the Breast Care Nursing Team to develop their clinical and professional practice along with leadership and management experiences.

Key aspects of the role include:

- Excellent communication skills and self -awareness for your own and others well-being.

- An effective core member of the breast multidisciplinary team (MDT).

- To act as an expert practitioner within the breast team demonstrating highly developed specialist knowledge in the management of patients with breast diseases and their physical and emotional care.

- To support holistic needs assessments and care plans as patients move through the breast/oncology care pathways in order to meet the personalised care agenda.

- The post holder will also contribute to the day to day running of Thirlestaine Breast Centre and will support changes to the service within the surgical division and wider developments in the Trust.

About us

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity.

The Trust is supportive of the NHS Model Employer ethos; committed to ensuring Ethnic Minority representation at Senior management level and beyond matches that across the NHS workforce. Applications are irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances and have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly including consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Date posted

03 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

318-24-SUR-R12489

Job locations

Trustwide

Gloucestershire

GL1 3NN

For further information and to apply, click on the APPLY BUTTON at the bottom of this advert, then click on CONTINUE to view the supporting documents or apply online.

Closing date for applications: 19-05-2024

Salary: £43,742 to £50,056

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