Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Developmental role (to develop to a band 7)
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-NM-CAN-SO-0963
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southend
- Town
- Westcliff-on-Sea
- Salary
- £39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Metastatic Breast Cancer CNS
Band 6
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
Are you passionate about making a real difference in patient care? We’re looking for an experienced Nurse to provide leadership and guidance within the Metastatic Breast Cancer specialty. In this role, you’ll be a trusted source of knowledge and support for patients, their families, and carers, as well as a key resource for our multi-professional team.
You’ll play a vital part in coordinating care, ensuring patients experience seamless support throughout their journey. Your insight and expertise will help shape and develop our service to meet the evolving needs of the people we care for.
This is a great opportunity to demonstrate your experience, lead with confidence, and share your knowledge through education and mentorship. You’ll also drive improvements in care standards through audits and research, and carry out specialist clinical procedures within your scope of practice.
No Sponsorship is available for this Role
PLEASE NOTE THIS WILL BE A DEVELOPMENTAL ROLE LEADING TO A BAND 7
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY – About the Role
To act as a key worker for Metastatic Breast cancer patients.
To provide clinical leadership and expertise in Metastatic Breast cancer by providing information, support, advice and specialist knowledge to patients, their families and carers, and to act as a resource to the multi-professional team.
To participate in the co-ordination of patient care to ensure continuity throughout the patient’s care pathway.
To be pivotal in review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group.
To demonstrate wide and in-depth experience of all aspects of the Metastatic Breast cancer, exercising clinical leadership and effective education within their sphere of practice.
To monitor and improve standards of care through clinical audit, leading the development of practice through research.
Carry out clinical procedures (diagnostic and treatment based) within the remit of the specialist role.
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 Metastatic Breast Nurse Specialist 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.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
No Sponsorship is available for this Role
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse on appropriate part of the NMC register
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification relevant to the specialism
- Mentor Preparation Programme or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Two years post- registration Experience of mentoring, supervision, teaching and assessment
Desirable criteria
- Previous Band 6 experience working in an acute healthcare setting
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
- Esme Levett
- Job title
- CNS Met Breast Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 443 0219
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