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Job summary

Main area
Nursing and Midwifery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent: internal rotation
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Currently Monday to Friday)
Job ref
391-NMUH-7264748
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The North Middlesex Hospital
Town
Edmonton
Salary
£51,883 - £58,544 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

MacMillan Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Do you have significant experience of supporting patients/families dealing with a diagnosis of Breast Cancer and treatment and would you like to develop your career within Breast Cancer Care?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to work within our highly skilled, motivated and dynamic Breast Cancer team here at the North Middlesex University Hospital working to make a difference and improve the experience of patients with a diagnosis of Breast Cancer.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be expected to:

  • Demonstrate their Clinical expertise in Breast Cancer
  • Demonstrate advanced communication and interpersonal skills, as well as a collaborative team working attitude.
  • Demonstrate the ability to undertake expert case load management and adept at managing your own workload and prioritising the requirements of the service and the role.
  • Audit and research, to promote service development initiatives as an integral part of the role.
  • The chosen candidate will be a dynamic and self-motivated individual.

Proven experience in oncology is essential

In return, you can expect a structured induction, appraisal and personal development plan that will enable you to meet the requirements of the role. You’ll also have the chance to influence change and develop new and innovative elements for this vital service

Working for our organisation

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system – consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS’s, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George’s University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See additional documents attached for the detailed JD

The Trust reserves the right to close this post once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • registered General Nurse
  • Post basic qualification in breast
  • advance communication skills
Desirable criteria
  • level 2 clinical discussion training
  • physical assessment

Skills and ability

Essential criteria
  • evidence of managing own work load
  • Leadership skills
  • team working
  • Worked within an acute oncology service
  • Experience of working as an CNS
Desirable criteria
  • up to date knowledge of breast pathways and treatment
  • undertaken nurse led clinics
  • experience of Somerset Data Base

experience and personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • working as a key worker
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of undertaking HNA and recovery package
  • experience of end of care treatment summaries
  • knowledge of breast pathways and one stop clinics
  • SACT training / hold SACT passport
Desirable criteria
  • experience of stratified pathways
  • management of complex surgical wounds

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Monica Deckon
Job title
Matron for Oncology and Palliative care
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07929382860