Job description
The main purpose of this post it to support the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and the breast team in coordinating patients’ care with a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of breast cancer during the diagnostics, treatment and surveillance.
This job is a great opportunity to anyone who is willing to progress and to take on new challenges whilst working alongside an expanding breast team in Buckinghamshire NHS Trust.
Main responsibilities:
- To manage and co-ordinate patients on a Personalised Stratified Pathway
- To have responsibility for adding and monitoring patients who are managed on a remote monitoring system (Infoflex)
- To act as a point of contact for patients that are self-managing their follow up and escalating symptoms to the Advanced Nurse Practitioner(ANP)/Physician Associate (PA)/nurse specialists or Consultants
- To work closely with the nursing and non-nursing team under direct supervision
- To capture patients’ activity on relevant hospital electronic systems
- Set up Health Needs Assessments as instructed by a nurse specialist/ANP/PA
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, youll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
Were committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.