- To assess each woman individually regarding their psychological needs and where support needs are identified making the appropriate intervention or referral.
- To ensure each woman and her family, if appropriate, have access to the appropriate information
- Ensure patients' safety
- Quality within the breast service
- Attend the weekly MDT and co-ordinate patient care accordingly
- Work in line with the requirements outlined by quality assurance and attend quality assurance meetings
- Participate in health promotion work; in house and in the community
- Participate in audit, research and service development with the screening role and in collaboration with the wider breast care team
- To practice autonomously, being accessible for first line support to those women recalled for assessment
- To provide supportive information to women recalled for assessment, prior
- To develop efficient and effective ways of providing a high standard of
- Utilise a wide range of communication skills to address the complex needs
- Communication is a fundamental process to ensure continuity and high
- Skilled in communicating with a range of people on a daily basis some of
- The post holder must also communicate with other staff within the Trust,
- To provide expert support to patients/families through screening and
- To demonstrate an in depth knowledge of the National Breast Screening
- To support women through 'breaking bad news' consultation and refer to
- Have the ability to pass on sensitive/distressing information and providing
- To be aware of current media coverage issues relating to breast disease
- To be an active core member of the breast screening multidisciplinary
- Provide clinically technical procedures i.e. Dressings and venepuncture
- To act as an expert resource to other health care professionals, breast
- To be aware of the educational needs of women with regard to breast
- Develop and deliver training and education programmes for health care
- Draws on knowledge on a range of theories to inform practice. Develops
- To be responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of results to women
- To be part of a specialist team of nurses working alongside Macmillan
- To coordinate and manage the one stop symptomatic breast clinics
- To maintain clinical records and integrate them into the Breast Screening
- To develop and implement policies and procedures relevant to the Breast
- To maintain a flexible approach, according to the needs of the service to
- Manage stores and supplies in area of practice
- Attend multidisciplinary team meetings and record findings, and passing
- The post holder must at all times work in accordance with the NMC Code
- Leads in research, audit and quality initiatives
- Participates in the development of evidence based practice and ensures
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the Trust's programme of
- Evaluates the quality of own and others work and raises quality issues and
- Supports the introduction and maintenance of quality systems and
- Ensures documentation is accurate and up to date and monitors and
- Makes informed decisions in the provision of care to the patient group by
- As an expert practitioner evaluates the quality of patient care and ensures
- To remain updated, ensuring clinical practice is research and evidence
- To actively lead, monitor and evaluate service developments by:
- Undertaking clinic audit
- Data collection
- Implementing findings and initiating change
- Demonstrates specialist skill, knowledge and expertise in all aspects of
- Exercises professional accountability and responsibility in changing
- Acts as a role model to other staff
- Encourages reflective practice and actively participates for self or others
- With the support of the Macmillan Lead Nurse, BCN and through the
- Demonstrates knowledge, understanding and application of their personal
- Lead the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice
- To work within the NMC codes of conduct and practice
- To have a personal development plan and an up to date professional
- To ensure adequate records of patient care is documented
- To be accountable for personal and professional development ensuring
- RGN
- Specialist post-registration course.
- Extensive experience in Breast Nursing or relevant experience.
- Breaking bad news training
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of local health profile
POCT Specialist Biomedical Scientist-Bedford Hospital - Luton, United Kingdom - Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job overview
JOB SUMMARY
To provide support, information and advice to women recalled for further investigations and subsequent referral for treatment through the breast screening process, ensuring that women receive the highest standard of clinical care and have access to the full resources of the multi-professional team.
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL ROLE
during, and following further investigation of possible screen detected
abnormalities and initiate care pathway
patient care and utilisation of available resources
of patients and their families during the assessment process
standards of care. It includes sharing ideas, information and feedback in
order to empower patients and members of the interdisciplinary team.
who may have communication barriers
with external organisations and with the general public
assessment for breast cancer and identify adverse responses to the
screening experience referring on as appropriate
Programme and specialist care in breast disease
other health care professionals as appropriate
reassurance and guidance for clients constantly
and deal with patient enquiries appropriately
team
EDUCATION ROLE
multidisciplinary team members, general public, patients and their families
awareness and health promotion
professionals, relating to the National Breast Screening Programme
MANAGEMENT ROLE
strategies for the management and delivery of care for Breast Cancer and
Breast Screening patients
who have attended for assessment
Breast Care Nurse/Breast Care Nurse providing continuity of care during
periods of annual leave, study leave and sickness
Ensuring the patient experience is of high quality
Computer System
Screening assessment process
ensure all assessment clinics are supported by a nurse
these findings on to clients
IMPROVING QUALITY
of Professional Conduct (2002)
That clinical practice in Breast Support Nursing is based on the latest
available clinical evidence to provide optimum patient care
nursing audit and leads as appropriate in the quality audit cycle
related risks with the relevant people
processes in own work area
promotes high standards of nursing documentation within the team
using knowledge of resource management information
that the results of evaluation are used to sustain or improve quality of
patient care
based
PERSONAL AND PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
breast cancer nursing relating to Breast Screening
environments across professional boundaries
(clinical supervision/action learning)
Trust's appraisal system identifies their education and professional
Development plans
leadership skills
portfolio
competent safe practice
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
skill
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.