Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Service
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-7271853-GO-PB-Y
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kingston Hospital Foundation NHS Trust
- Town
- Kingston
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 per annum incl HCAS pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Breast Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Band 8a
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and skilled Advanced Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic Breast Care Team. The successful candidate will be a dedicated and knowledgeable practitioner, working within their professional boundaries to provide high-quality, patient-centered care. We invite applications from experienced Breast ANPs and those looking for a training opportunity (training posts start on a band 7 salary until qualified).
This Advanced Nurse Practitioner role will involve working alongside a multidisciplinary team, including Consultants, Nurse Consultant, ANP’S and various other members of the MDT. As an autonomous practitioner the candidate will be diagnosing, managing, prescribing, and discharging patients in the One stop breast clinic and other Nurse Led clinics with the support of the wider Breast Team.
Main duties of the job
- Work closely with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate the provision of high-quality care for all patients attending the Breast Units diagnostic, one stop and family history clinics.
- Provide expert patient care with initial history taking, clinical assessment, ordering investigations and interpreting results within the rapid diagnostic and assessment unit.
- Act as an autonomous practitioner in managing and providing advice regarding benign breast conditions
- Maintain the safe remote surveillance of Family History and Open Access patients.
- Provide appropriate and accurate telephone advice and support to patients who have previously undergone treatment for breast cancer or who may be an increased risk of developing the disease
- Demonstrate safe critical decision-making in the clinical decision-making process and be able to initiate appropriate and timely response to patient reported cues.
- Act in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and guiding documents.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Working towards MSc Advanced Clinical Practice qualification (Breast)
- Registered Nurse
Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge of Breast Care
- Broad range of clinical expertise and experience in a variety of breast/oncology settings
- Experience of research and audit process.
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lincy Antony
- Job title
- Breast Nurse Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02089342448
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