Breast Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Annex 21) | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Breast Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Annex 21) | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Breast & Endocrine Surgery Service is recruiting two Advanced Nurse Practitioners to work within the Specialist Nursing Team and alongside the Surgical Team in the diagnosis and management of patients with breast disease.

You will be joining a well established nursing team which currently includes seven experienced Advanced Breast Nurse Practitioners and twelve Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists. The successful applicant will be instrumental in the provision of diagnostic, surveillance and follow up

services, working both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Ideally, the successful candidate will possess advanced clinical and communication skills and will be able to demonstrate a sound understanding of the issues related to breast disease.

Whilst those who already have the requisite skills will be welcome to apply, further postgraduate and in house training will be available and the

successful candidate will be provided with any educational support needed. There are several Nurse Led services provided by the nursing team. The ANPs are a vital member of the MDT and are pivotal in both the diagnostic services and follow up clinics.

These are permanent full-time positions, 37.5 hours per week, across the Breast Units in both Aintree and Royal Liverpool Hospitals.

Assist the development of Breast Care Services in collaboration with members of the multi disciplinary team in line with local and national

initiatives.

Promote and assist the development of clinical practice, education and research through collaborative partnerships with higher educational

institutions

Improve patient care and nursing practice based on evidence based practice in Breast Care Nursing.

Act as a resource for patients referred to the Trust and their families.

Actively participate in delivery of education for nurses and other professions allied to medicine.

Take a key role in the initiation of nursing research programmes, in partnership with the University Departments.

Establish and develop liaison with clinical services involved in patients care.

Provide the initiative to establish advanced nursing practice and empower team members to adopt new skills to continue to advance the role of nursing within the Breast Unit and to offer a range of skilled interventions.

Act as a catalyst for change.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.

Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.

Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Work as an autonomous and independent practitioner only seeking advice from senior medical colleagues where necessary.

Develop and promote advanced nursing practices to improve access to care, clinical care and patient experiences of care.

Act as an information resource for patients and family.

Participate in the development of Care Pathways and Guidelines written for use within the Breast unit.

Write new protocols developed for breast nurse practitioner practice.

Be expert in knowledge and understanding of Breast Cancer and benign breast disorders, diagnoses and treatments.

Provide service for vetting of >100 new patient referrals per week which entails decisions around urgency and appropriateness of referrals for

breast services, clinical need of patient and planned radiological investigations.

Establish and maintain nurse led clinics within hospital and nurse led follow up care in the community ie family history clinic and breast cancer

home visits.

Possess excellent interviewing and communication/counselling skills. This may include…