Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· Acts as an autonomous nursing expert to give advice and guidance to others regarding the management of patients in the clinical areas.

· Lead and develop nurse led services within symptomatic and Oncoplastic breast services, exercising planning and organisational skills.

· Collaborate with the MDT in the management of patients with benign and malignant disease and patients at potential risk of developing breast cancer.

· Undertake family history clinics as part of job plan liaising with the Service and Clinical Director on service developments and updates.

· Utilise referral networks to internal and external services/agencies.

· Liaise with genetic service and MDT to co-ordinate the management of the family history clinics.

· Perform clinical skills: breast palpation, seroma aspiration, fine needle aspiration, tissues expansion, and breast cyst aspiration in accordance with Trust guidelines and protocols.

· Demonstrate good clinical practice utilising equipment and tools effectively and with expertise.

· Possess clinical knowledge of benign, malignant and generic conditions, advising patients and MDT.

· Delivers evidenced based treatment plans supported by current research, working to agreed policy and procedure to implement care.

· Act as health educator and health promoter to patients in relation to general and specific breast health.

· Utilises professional knowledge to assess, plan, evaluate and implement care interventions for patients.

· Ensures information is conveyed to the patient and family in a timely and understandable manner and offers reassurance as required, including the validation and verification of findings to patients.

· Is an effective communicator, establishing excellent relationships with patients and staff.

· Exercises judgement and accountability when dealing with complex patient problems and decide on appropriate course of action, escalating to the Consultant Breast Surgeon when necessary.

· Plan and organise workload within the service demands and clinical commitments, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability.

· Develop and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external services and agencies, promoting knowledge, providing and sharing information to improve patient outcomes.

· Provide independent Nurse Prescribing, after successful completion of Non-Medical Prescribing Course, within the speciality of Breast Care and in association with clinical skills/roles, in accordance with NMC guidelines and Trust Policies.