Macmillan Secondary Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist

Macmillan Secondary Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist

Macmillan Secondary Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (2 posts)

Band 7. 3 days 22.5 hours per week (0.6 WTE).

Based from Christie and working primarily in Wigan breast oncology clinics, along with some cross cover across Greater Manchester / Cheshire hospital oncology clinic sites.

Band 7. 5 days 37.5 hours per week (1.0 WTE).

Based from Christie, working in the breast oncology clinics across Greater Manchester / Cheshire hospital oncology clinic sites.

The Christie Macmillan Secondary Breast Cancer Nursing Team are looking for 2 experienced, dynamic nurses who are passionate about the patient experience and the delivery of quality patient-focused care, to join their award-winning team as Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist(s).2 exciting opportunities have arisen for the postholders to provide specialist secondary breast care nursing support in our local peripheral hospital clinics.

The 0.6 WTE postholder will work primarily covering the Wigan oncology clinics caring for patients with metastatic breast cancer. This postholder must demonstrate a flexible approach and willingness to travel to cover other hospital clinic sites within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire area.

The 1.0 WTE postholder will work within local peripheral breast oncology clinics caring for patients with metastatic breast cancer. This postholder must demonstrate a flexible approach and willingness to travel to cover hospital clinic sites within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire area.

The post involves developing and delivering clinical nurse specialist service at peripheral sites.

To act as a keyworker to patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer and providing support and information throughout their cancer pathway as well as participation in service development.

Successful candidates will have a significant post registration, with previous experience in breast oncology and ideally, having some palliative care knowledge and experience in managing patients with advancing disease.

Advanced communication skills are essential

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world;

chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Clinical

1. To provide comprehensive and specialist assessment such as holistic needs assessment and care planning for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidenced based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
2. To provide support and advice accordingly with the aim of promoting optimal quality of life.
3. Plan, implement and evaluate care delivery both physical and psychological according to changing health care needs to ensure continuity of effective patient care and considers inclusivity and personalisation.
4. To communicate complex clinical findings to the patient/carers to gain valid informed consent prior to any intervention or procedure.
5. To work within a legal framework for those patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
6. To ensure that the delivery of kind, compassionate and respectful care takes place and that the Clinical Nurse Specialist Team develop relationships with patients that encourages collaborative decision making.
7. Ensure the maintenance of professional contemporaneous records at all times, document all actions and interventions in a clear, honest and timely manner in line with Trust policy.
8. Collect, collate, evaluate and report information, Involve patients and carers/relatives and work closely with secondary breast cancer user involvement in the planning and delivery of care and development of services to enhance the patient/carer experience.
9. Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to ongoing support and palliative care needs. This may encompass primary, secondary and other tertiary care providers.
10. In conjunction with specialist palliative care, ensure optimal symptom control.
11. Ensure assessment and timely diagnosis of disease progression and that adequate support is in place.
12. Develop effective teamwork, to ensure that the delivery of…