Surgical Breast Care Nurse **Internal HDFT Applicants Only** inHarrogate inHarrogate PUBLISHED
THU 12 DEC 2024
Additionally, the role requires the nurse to engage in complex conversations with patients, provide education on breast wound care, promote patient self-management, and maintain comprehensive patient records according to Trust and NMC standards. The nurse will also play a pivotal role in clinical governance by integrating best practices and research into patient care while supervising and mentoring junior staff to ensure effective clinical practice.
**Internal HDFT Applicants Only**
The new role of the Surgical Breast Care Nurse is to develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of clinical care. The post-holders will manage and deliver breast surgical wound clinics and work closely with the breast surgeons in the clinical setting.
You will be a point of contact for patients who have undergone breast surgery pre- and post-operatively and provide telephone support. Clearly defined pathway, manage and deliver benign diagnosis clinics working closely with the breast surgeons and provide in-patient care to those who have undergone surgery including advice prior to discharge
The role also involves supporting the Macmillan Breast Cancer Nursing Services Team who will be present at the time of diagnosis
Act as a specialist resource on all aspects of breast wound care to patients, carers and multi-professional team
Demonstrate in depth knowledge and skills in breast care
Engage in complex conversation and dialogue with patients and carers considering learning needs and Mental Capacity using advanced communication skills
Ensure patients understand who/what keyworker is and their responsibilities
Follow agreed pathways, provide written and verbal information, refers to other professionals and signpost to other agencies ensuring communication and liaison with other relevant professionals
Deliver high quality, clinically effective care, utilising best practice and research, in collaboration with colleagues in everyday practice
Use excellent communication skills to promote patient self-management and improve health outcomes and health promotion
Act as a role model and ensure effective staff supervision with clinical practice, working with staff and patients in an advisory, teaching and support capacity and maintaining professional competence, authority and credibility
Maintain comprehensive patients' records and update regularly in line with Trust and NMC standards for record keeping
Ensure clinical governance is incorporated into practice and is able to interpret national policies and guidelines relevant to the speciality
Manage a clearly defined caseload of patients
Proactively work to minimise/manage risk
About us
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Lesley Danby on or
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