Band 6​/Breast Nurse Practitioner

Exciting opportunity for those wishing to progress in Breast nursing.

This is a Band 7 post - but applications will also be considered as a Band 6 to Band 7 developmental role.

We are a large district general hospital with a well respected breast service offering exemplary care to breast patients.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, proactive, innovative and motivated nurse to be part of the Breast Nurse Practitioner team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.

Applicants must be NMC registered and have experience within surgical and breast care nursing.

The successful applicant will work within a dynamic team to provide care and support to breast patients primarily in the diagnostic phase of care.

Informal visits are most welcome.

Triaging referrals into the breast service.

Work within clinic undertaking nurse led assessments and initial management of patient care.

Perform a physical examination in relation to the presenting complaint and within scope of practice in the service.

Elicit a comprehensive patient history appropriate to the clinical situation.

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of physiology and pathophysiology in a range of clinical conditions and disease processes (Breast).

Participate and attend MDT meetings.

Undertake follow up clinics, telephone clinics, and complete clinical letters.

Liaise with GP's and community partners where needed.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values:Com passionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

• Registered Nurse
• Degree in Health Care
• Advanced History taking and physical examination
• Non-medical prescribing

• Experience of working in Breast care either in surgicaloroncologysettingor ableto demonstrate transferable skills
• Surgical practitioner, willingness to undertake training to act as 1st assistant in theatre

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.