Secondary Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

We have a great opportunity for a secondary breast clinical nurse specialist role. You will provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients, diagnosed with a secondary breast cancer, and their relatives and carers. The successful candidate will facilitate the development of the secondary breast cancer pathway and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary teams within the breast unit and the oncology unit across the Trust. The successful candidate will work closely with the ward staff and the wider multidisciplinary team members and liaise with primary and secondary team members to facilitate and co-ordinate patient centred care. You will ensure patients receive all the relevant information to enable them to make an informed choice about their treatment. You will work with the patients, families and carers to assess patients needs (using the holistic needs assessment tool), developing individual care plans and to re-evaluate as the ongoing care needs change. This post involves cross site work,

• To work as part of the multidisciplinary team within the breast care service and oncology.
• As a key worker to the patient you will act as their advocate in co-ordinating their care and treatment plan.
• Provide an interface between patients/carers and the multi-disciplinary team, developing nursing practices and identifying opportunities to improve quality of patient care/experience.
• Co-ordinate and support clinics and prioritise all referrals from MDT. Leading in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
• To identify and refer breast patients for psychological/physio/dietetic support as required.
• Exercise leadership and inspire colleagues to improve standards and quality to develop professional practice.
• To identify strategies to help inform and educate the patient and family members and support them in decision making, in line with personalised care.
• To participate in the development of the individual care pathway for the patient with secondary breast disease.
• Undertake and facilitate nursing research and audit reporting findings to the multi professional team.
• Work with the breast care team in the implementation of local and national nursing strategy associated with breast cancer.
  
  Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally.The trust employs over 8,600 staff and has a turnover of over £450 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.