Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Services
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (May require on call)
- Job ref
- 390-MR-SUR-BR-5164
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Broomfield
- Town
- Chelmsford
- Salary
- £64,455 Per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Nursing Breast Services
Band 8b
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
We are looking for our new Head of Nursing for Breast Services to join our team.
If successful you will work across three outpatient services, and drive the delivery of a high quality breast screening service across Essex (South Essex and the Chelmsford/Colchester screening services).
You will act as a professional resource and adviser, providing support and guidance on all matters concerning patient’s including the protection of the vulnerable. Ensuring that professional and practice developments within services meets national, local, and organisational priorities in relation to service modernisation, service delivery, clinical governance and leadership and will ensure that statutory procedures are appropriately managed and delivered.
So, if you are Breast Nurse Practitioner who can develop, run and work autonomously in clinics with Breast/Oncology/Plastics experience, we want to hear from you today.
Please note this role may close due to number of applications.
Main duties of the job
If successful, you will be based at Broomfield Hospital but travel and support all three local hospital site teams.
You will be responsible and accountable for the daily nursing teams delivery of high quality breast services in the out patient department.
As an autonomous clinical nurse specialist you will run high risk clinics to support the delivery of our service.
As part of the Breast Service leadership team you will represent the service across the MSE and be an excellent clinical role model, deputising for the Associate Director of Nursing as necessary.
To take part in the trust-wide on call Rota, major incident, and capacity escalation
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting nursing leadership role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Independent Nurse Practitioner
- Advanced Communication Module
- Qualification in management or leadership or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience at senior level in a clinical role which included an element of Quality Governance and risk Management.
- Evidence of clinical / operational management at band 8a or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Experience of implementing change within the clinical role
- Experience of managing a budget and implementing cost improvements
- Delivery of the governance program, including management of complaints, incidents and pals
- Demonstrates managing people and dealing with conflict
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Suzanne Hawksworth
- Job title
- Associate Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07887651339
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