Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialist INTERNAL

Duties will include managing a caseload of patients throughout their cancer pathway, providing expert sensitive care and communication. This will include supporting patients and their families at diagnosis and helping them to decide on surgical options when a choice such as reconstruction is given. The ability to liaise with patients, carers, consultants, GP's and related therapists is essential; Supporting awareness and health promotion and support for patients with suspected Breast Cancer. The post holder will work closely with the Breast Nursing team providing cover for clinical commitments such as MDT meetings, Consultant clinic sessions, Nurse led clinics and telephone and email advice. As a member of the Breast multi-disciplinary team, you will be expected to have or be willing to undertake advanced communication skills training. This will enhance skills necessary in order to facilitate clinics and provide holistic assessment and complex psychological support to our cancer patients and their carers. An understanding of the recovery package for Breast Cancer patients, living with and beyond cancer and the specialist knowledge to manage our telephone triage service.

Please refer to the Breast Care Nurse Job description and person specification.

This post requires an exceptional nurse with experience of managing patients with Breast Cancer. An understanding of the physiological process and types of Breast cancer is essential. Responsibilities include supporting patients from diagnosis, through their treatment pathway and completing End of Treatment Summary. The post requires knowledge of likely treatment side effects both short and long term and an ability to safely triage patients symptoms by telephone and sign post accordingly.

An ability to work flexibly with all members of the MDT is essential.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Post Registration qualification within speciality or equivalent experience.:

Essential: - 2 years experience of Specialist Breast Care; - Advanced communication skills qualification

Desirable: - Teaching Experience or qualification

Registered Nurse

Essential: - Registered Nurse (NMC)

Desirable: - 4 years experience

Oncology Experience

Essential: - A basic level of understanding of oncological treatment in breast cancer.

Desirable: - 4 years experience