Specialist Breast Care Nurse

Surgery

Posted: 1 year ago

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

£32,306 - £39,027 pa/pro rata

Permanent

We recently went into partnership with Bournemouth University and, with the merger of Poole Hospital and Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts, became University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust this is a really exciting time to join us!

Our ambitious multi-million pound plans to develop our sites are well underway, including developing RBH as the major acute and emergency hospital in East Dorset, PH as the major planned care hospital, and ambitious plans for Christchurch to support on-going patient treatment.

Joining UHD gives you the opportunity to enjoy all that Dorset has to offer. Bournemouth is a vibrant university town , and Poole has a large natural harbour and is perfect for water sports or relaxing at a quayside restaurant.

With both the New Forest and Isle of Purbeck on our doorstep, over 7 miles of stunning sandy beaches and coastal paths, we are located within an area of amazing beauty providing a great place for you to achieve your rewarding work life balance.


This is an exciting opportunity for a Breast Care Nurse to join our team at University Hospital Dorset. The post holder will be responsible for providing high standards of care and holistic nursing to breast cancer patients that attend the Jigsaw unit.

They will need to be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team and they will be accountable for their own professional practice. The successful candidates will give support, education and guidance to patients and cares throughout a patients cancer journey. Additionally they will also support the band 7 CNSs and be able to liaise with other members of the MDT.

Previous recent unsuccessful applicants need not apply

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: 28th April 2022

For further details / informal visits contact:

Olivia Jeffreys - Job title - Breast CNS

Email address olivia.jeffreys@uhd.nhs.uk Telephone number ext 4524

Additional contact information

Emma Wicks and Christine Weight (Breast CNS) 0300 019 4524




We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network Group (LGBTQ+), European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Please note:

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations when service demands require it.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

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Job Reference

Reference: 153-RG-10008-B

Closing Date: 2022-04-21

Interview Date: 28/04/2022

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