About this role
Job summary Breast Cancer Specialist Nurse ( Bank)
Brentwood Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Part Time |
Up to £24.50 per hour depending on experience
As Britain's largest Healthcare Charity, your wellbeing is important to us - whether you're a patient or one of the team. Join us as a colleague, and we'll offer you fantastic opportunities to develop and follow the career path that works for you. Help us take care of the nation's health and we'll take care of you.
Main duties of the job As a Breast Cancer Specialist Nurse you will;
To independently manage own clinical caseload taking a holistic approach towards care management and delivery, solving complex care dilemmas with dynamic and innovative solutions and leading and developing the service in line with own specialist knowledge and expertise.
To drive and champion patient safety in own area of practice, seeking out potential issues and encouraging staff to call out and report safety concerns.
To promote effective clinical risk management - undertaking risk assessments and investigations (relevant to sphere of practice), developing mitigation and escalation plans and contributing towards the maintenance of the risk register.
To proactively identify and manage safety issues and risks in accordance with regulation.
To promote and embed a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff (in full compliance with all policies and procedures).
To contribute towards high quality and timely incident investigations.
To champion safeguarding, addressing and escalating concerns.
About us Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital
Our modern, well-equipped hospital provides a range of services and treatments from outpatients and minor procedures through to inpatients and major surgical specialties. Hospital facilities include 42 beds, 4 Theatres, an Endoscopy Suite, 16 consulting rooms, MRI, CT, General Imaging, Pathology, Physiotherapy, and an onsite Pharmacy. We are established as one of the leading providers of healthcare in the area and have just completed a major refurbishment of the Endoscopy Unit. With excellent patient satisfaction rates, we are proud of our reputation for clinical excellence and outstanding care. Brentwood hospital specialises in orthopaedics, general surgery, men's and women's health, children's services, and cosmetic surgery.
Job description Job responsibilities Breast Cancer Specialist Nurse ( Bank)
Brentwood Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Part Time |
Up to £24.50 per hour depending on experience
As Britain's largest Healthcare Charity, your wellbeing is important to us - whether you're a patient or one of the team. Join us as a colleague, and we'll offer you fantastic opportunities to develop and follow the career path that works for you. Help us take care of the nation's health and we'll take care of you.
As a Breast Cancer Specialist Nurse at our hospital, you'll be attentive, driven, detail-oriented and empathetic. You're registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC. With post-registration experience, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.Training in Breast Cancer course level 6 and experience essential
Nuffield Brentwood offers the position of a Breast cancer specialist nurse. As a Clinical Specialist in Breast Care , to operate autonomously with an extended and advanced scope of practice, providing clinical support and specialist knowledge and skills that enable the delivery of the highest quality, patient care: care that is patient-centred, evidence-based, brand-defining and innovative; delivered in line with organisational, regulatory and governance requirements. .
As a Breast Cancer Specialist Nurse you will;
To independently manage own clinical caseload taking a holistic approach towards care management and delivery, solving complex care dilemmas with dynamic and innovative solutions and leading and developing the service in line with own specialist knowledge and expertise.
To drive and champion patient safety in own area of practice, seeking out potential issues and encouraging staff to call out and report safety concerns.
To promote effective clinical risk management - undertaking risk assessments and investigations (relevant to sphere of practice), developing mitigation and escalation plans and contributing towards the maintenance of the risk register.
To proactively identify and manage safety issues and risks in accordance with regulation.
To promote and embed a safe working environment for patients, visitors and staff (in full compliance with all policies and procedures).
To contribute towards high quality and timely incident investigations.
To champion safeguarding, addressing and escalating concerns.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month.
Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
As a Breast Cancer Specialist Nurse at our hospital, you'll be attentive, driven, detail-oriented and empathetic. You're registered with the appropriate governing body, and you bring the qualifications and experience relevant to your registration, including NMC. With post-registration experience, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.Training in Breast Cancer course level 6 and experience essential
Experience Essential
With post-registration experience, you're a team player with a passion for exceptional patient care.Training in Breast Cancer course level 6 and experience essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Nuffield Health
Address Shenfield Road
Brentwood
CM15 8EH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)