Macmillan Breast Cancer Cns Team Lead - Slough, United Kingdom - Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Slough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated senior nurse who is passionate about breast cancer to lead and develop the cross site Breast Cancer CNS Team.

This is a Band 8a post at 37.5 hours per week on a fixed term for 12 months to cover maternity leave.

This is a Macmillan badged post with access to support and educational funding.

The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established dynamic multi-disciplinary Breast Cancer team who provide specialist advice, holistic care and support to patients, relatives and members of the health care teams.

They will be required to lead, develop and evaluate the Breast Cancer service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-disciplinary framework.

The post holder will lead and manage the Breast Cancer CNS Nursing Teams cross-site on a daily basis, ensuring that the teams provide an excellent service to the Trust through evidence based practice, education, policy and guideline development.

The Post Holder will continually develop, implement and evaluate the Breast Cancer Service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework

Lead developments in practice consistent with the patient care priorities set nationally and locally.

Development of new roles or service redesign will take place in line with best practice and evidence based care.

Develop and manage nurse led clinics to streamline the lung cancer services to improve patient experience and develop effective pathways

Maintain a high profile in clinical practice, promoting clinical excellence, initiating learning opportunities and promoting effective learning environments in all ward areas and clinic areas

The postholder will be accountable for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided within the relevant setting.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Provide leadership and support for the Breast Cancer CNS Teams cross-site

Work autonomously and demonstrate advanced practice by managing a caseload of patients and demonstrate advanced practice in the holistic assessment

Lead the development of Personalised Care for breast cancer patients which will include the further development of the Supported Self Management programme, introduction of Hormone clinics and play an active role in the delivery and design of 'Moving On' and Health & Wellbeing Events

Promote collaborative working relationships and effective communication between all members of the MDT to improve the management and outcomes of patients within the specialist area

Facilitate effective communication and co-ordinate referral of patients and carers to appropriate support services and community Trusts to promote a seamless service and thus reduce/avoid admissions and length of stay to the acute trust