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Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

Our purpose:

Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran.

Our values:

Caring, safe, respectful

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please click here - NHS Ayrshire & Arran - Home (nhsaaa.net)

What you will do:

The Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist in Breast Cancer within the Breast Screening Unit provides support to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients and their families. The ACNS undertakes holistic needs assessment, meeting any initial needs and liaises with other ACNS and multi-disciplinary team members to optimise the care pathway. This is an exciting opportunity for a nurse who seeks to further develop their skills, experience and career. You will require cancer experience and should possess advanced communication skills and a passion for quality patient care. The ACNS will be expected to undertake a post graduate course provided through SABI (Scottish Academy of Breast Imaging) in performing clinical breast examination to fulfil this role. The course takes approximately 1 year to complete.

This post is a band 7 with Annex 21 conditions applied.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

Nursing and Midwifery Council registration
Extensive post registration experience & speciality experience.
First degree
Relevant post graduate course in clinical examination or equivalent experience
The post holder will through relevant training courses and experience be working at Masters level
Ability to work in complex clinical environment

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours:

18 hours per week

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact:

Claire Grey Tel: 01294 323506 (Tues-Thu) or email Claire.grey@aapct.scot.nhs.uk.

Fiona Rowan, Superintendent Radiographer, Breast Screening. Tel: 01294 323502 or email Fiona.rowan@aapct.scot.nhs.uk

From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so

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