Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Join to apply for the Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist role at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the breast cancer nursing team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.

As a Breast Cancer CNS, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that patients with breast cancer receive the highest standard of care and support from the time of diagnosis and throughout the cancer pathway. Working in partnership with our specialist cancer providers, you will manage these patients across the pathways of care.

We require someone who can work both autonomously and as part of a team, with excellent communication skills being essential. You must have first-level nursing registration with post-registration experience within breast cancer, cancer, or the breast speciality. You must have a post-registration qualification within breast or cancer. You should have a first-level degree in a related subject or be working towards this qualification and be committed to undertaking further study to meet service needs.

The post holder will provide specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients and their carers with breast cancer diagnosis. You will deliver evidence-based, individualised patient care according to the patient's changing health care needs, including holistic needs assessment and responsive care planning (HNA). You will be required to work autonomously and develop collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries.

You will work collaboratively to develop patient pathways and be responsible for the continuous review and development of the nursing service. The post holder provides expert knowledge and advice in their own specialist area, ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice.

Working with the multidisciplinary team and cancer management team, you will ensure that your cancer service complies with the national standards for safety and quality, which are assessed through the National Cancer Peer Review Process, and you will actively contribute to work plans resulting from the Peer Review assessment.

Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations: Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability. Improving the experience of staff with disability. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development. Making equalities mainstream.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Mcgilly, Job title: Lead Cancer CNS, Email address: [Contact Email], Telephone number: 07702407277; Name: Jennifer Dobrzynski, Lead Nurse Breast CNS, Email: [Contact Email].