Macmillan Metastatic Breast CNS Team Leader | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated senior nurse who is passionate about metastatic breast cancer to lead and develop the cross site Metastatic Breast Cancer CNS service. This is a permanent Band 8a post at 37.5 hours per week. This is a Macmillan badged post with access to support and educational funding.

The successful candidate should have a degree and be willing to develop their academic and clinical practice. They should have excellent communication skills verbally and written. They will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines and transformative services.

The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established dynamic multi-disciplinary Breast Cancer team who provide specialist advice, holistic care and support to patients, relatives and members of the health care teams. They will be required to lead, develop and evaluate the Metastatic Breast Cancer service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-disciplinary framework.

• The post holder will lead and manage the Metastatic Breast Cancer CNS Nursing Team cross-site on a daily basis, ensuring that the team provide an excellent service to the Trust through evidence based practice, education, policy and guideline development.
• The Post Holder will continually develop, implement and evaluate the Metastatic Breast Cancer Service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework
• Lead developments in practice consistent with the patient care priorities set nationally and locally.
• Development of new roles or service redesign will take place in line with best practice and evidence based care.
• Develop and manage nurse led clinics to streamline the metastatic breast cancer services to improve patient experience and develop effective pathways

• They will be easily identifiable to clients and users, provide strong, visible leadership and have the appropriate level of authority to provide support, advice and assistance required by patients, their families and carers.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Feb 2025