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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic and committed individual to join this well established specialist breast care nursing service.  Primarily based at DPOW, however there may be an expectation to work at different sites within the trust, depending on service need. 

The Macmillan Lead Breast Care CNS role is a dynamic one, which requires good time management and organisational skills, communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of the breast cancer pathway. The post holder should have experience of leading a team, and experience of working as part of a team as well as on own initiative. 

We are looking for someone who possesses the following qualities:

• Forward thinking approach to care
• A good understanding of the CNS role and the associated responsibility/ accountability
• Enthusiasm and motivation
• Reliability, flexibility
• Clinical credibility
• Committed to high professional standards
• Able to motivate others
• Ability to make decisions and lead effectively 

If you think this job is for you, then we want to hear from you. 

Main duties of the job

Our aim is to facilitate high quality specialist nursing care to all patients with breast cancer, and their families and friends, from diagnosis until the end of active treatment. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining a caseload of patients with both curative and palliative disease, doing so autonomously, and as part CNS team and the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).

Ideally, the successful candidate will have completed advanced communication skills training, level 2 psychology training and successfully passed a post registration module in breast cancer care or equivalent, or possess a willingness to work towards these if successful.  

Working for our organisation

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.