Associate Metastatic Breast Cancer CNS

To act as a key worker for Metastatic Breast cancer patients.

To provide clinical leadership and expertise in Metastatic Breast cancer by providing information, support, advice and specialist knowledge to patients, their families and carers, and to act as a resource to the multi-professional team.

To participate in the co-ordination of patient care to ensure continuity throughout the patient's care pathway.

To be pivotal in review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group.

To demonstrate wide and in-depth experience of all aspects of the Metastatic Breast cancer, exercising clinical leadership and effective education within their sphere of practice.

To monitor and improve standards of care through clinical audit, leading the development of practice through research.

Carry out clinical procedures (diagnostic and treatment based) within the remit of the specialist role.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Qualifications

Essential: - Registered Nurse on appropriate part of the NMC register

Desirable: - Post registration qualification relevant to the specialism; - Mentor Preparation Programme or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Essential: - Two years post- registration Experience of mentoring, supervision, teaching and assessment

Desirable: - Previous Band 6 experience working in an acute healthcare setting