Main area: Breast
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Fixed term: 11 months (0.93 WTE)
Hours: Part time - 35 hours per week (flexible)
Job ref: 213-PRUH-6645524
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: PRUH
Town: London
Salary: £59,490 - £66,239 pro rata inclusive HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/09/2024 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
- To further develop the breast cancer service (including optimising patient pathways, improving the patient experience, developing proactive support models for patients).
- To continue to facilitate the established patient support group for breast cancer patients.
- To independently manage a caseload of patients/clients.
- To ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and supported by providing clinical and social support.
- To lead the development of evidence-based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines.
- To establish clear lines of communication with primary healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of people in the community.
- To lead and work with the other members of the breast care nursing team, and to provide cross cover when required.
Main duties of the job
• To provide and manage an expert specialist nursing service for people with specialist needs.
• To be actively involved in inpatient care, liaising with ward staff to ensure high-quality nursing care.
• To lead nurse-led outpatient services ensuring nurse consultation with all newly diagnosed patients.
• To follow up patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice.
• To coordinate a seamless service through the development of enhanced Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication.
• To lead the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies.
• To ensure operational policies are reviewed annually following national standards.
• To ensure all care is given following agreed protocols.
• To liaise with the ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangement in place for patients.
• To work with the MDT to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of MDT documentation.
• To liaise with local community, social services, paramedics and voluntary organisations in order to develop existing services for clients, carers and health professional.
• To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements.
• To participate in relevant fora at Divisional, Trust or PCG/PCT or National/International Level to represent the service perspective.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To play an integral role in the operational and strategic development of specialist service, both in and outpatients.
• To develop policies and protocols to improve patient care.
• To liaise effectively with all other disciplines within the Trust and at local level.
• To initiate and participate in the management of change to improve standards and communication links from Acute trust through Primary Care.
• To actively contribute to any relevant initiatives within the care group and provide support to senior colleagues and Head of Nursing.
• To contribute positively to the leadership of nursing within the care group acting as an effective role model.
• To work with the support managers and clinical staff to identify areas where changes in practice are required.
• To introduce measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients. Ensure the formal reporting and recoding of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy.
• To support the Heads of Nursing in implementing Trust initiatives and strategies.
• To network with the team of clinical nurse specialists within the Trust to evaluate, develop and promote the specialist-nursing role.
• To utilise and maintain information systems to aid audit and to provide regular actively analysis report.
• To maintain records and send reports set by various bodies pertaining to the specific speciality.
• To maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested.
• To evaluate the service in terms of clinical effectiveness, clinical excellence and value for money.
• To ensure the best use of available resources is used within agreed budget to provide a cost effective service.
• To forge effective links within primary secondary and tertiary care to ensure effective communication.
• To ensure compliance with the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy, supporting the delivery of the Trusts Race Equality Scheme and the Trust’s duty to positively promote race equality and equality of opportunity for disabled people ensuring services are responsive to the needs of equality groups.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
- MSc Level qualification or willingness to work towards
- Advanced communication Skills Training
- Leadership Qualification
- Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills
Experience and Skills
- Understanding of Personalised Care National Agenda
- Expert knowledge of KPI related to the role of the Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Expert clinical reasoning & decision making
- Skills to influence and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills
- Publication in healthcare journals and presentations at conferences
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- All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
- Due to a high volume of applications, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. It is therefore recommended that you apply promptly
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name: Hannah Ford
Job title: Lead Breast Cancer CNS
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Telephone number: 01689863173
Additional information:
Irina Belun-Vieira, Head of Nursing Cancer:
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