Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Cancer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 241-428-S-25
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Macmillan Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Part time 30 hours per week, permanent post.
The successful candidate, in partnership with the other existing post holders, will have a key leadership specialist role at a senior level to support the organisation in the delivery of breast cancer care for patients and their families.
The post holder will be keen to face challenges, be well organised and enthusiastic in participating with service development through audit and peer review. Helping to drive and sustain new initiatives to meet local and national standards, as well as ensuring care meets our own Trust values.
Main duties of the job
You will play a fundamental role in leading collaboratively on the development and effective delivery of a specialist breast cancer nursing service to reflect the evolving health care agenda developing and maintaining robust working relationships across primary, secondary and tertiary care to ensure a coordinated patient pathway.
As a Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialist you will provide ongoing support to patients through diagnostics and treatment of breast cancer
Working for our organisation
We have a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced Breast Care nurse to join our existing skilled nursing team within a comprehensive Breast MDT offering a range of surgical and oncological treatments for patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialist will be responsible for the provision and development of a high quality, cost effective specialist Breast Care nursing service that meets the needs of patients in accordance with national and local policies and initiatives.
Assess, treat and review patients with a diagnosis of Breast cancer providing appropriate disease related highly specialist advice, information and support and promote health education.
The post holder will be expected to carry out specialist nursing and clinical procedures and refer patients appropriately and timely to other service providers.
Act as a link between primary, secondary and tertiary care, assist in the development and delivery of staff education programmes, ongoing advice and clinical supervision to other health professionals.
Accept referrals from other health care professionals; work unsupervised and manage their own clinics.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- First level Registered Nurse
- First level Degree in Nursing/Health subject
- Evidence of CPD
- Teaching qualification
- Level 2 psychological training
- Non medical prescribing or willingness to work toward
- MSc level learning
Desirable criteria
- Leadership/Management Qualification
- clinical exam skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at band 6
- Breast cancer experience
- MDT working
- Audit and research
Desirable criteria
- Nurse led clinics
- Across organisational boundaries
Skills
Essential criteria
- IT literate
- Advanced communications skills
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Clinical decision making
Desirable criteria
- Implementing change
- Dealing with complaints
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Upto date with breast cancer care
- Governance awareness
- Quality Improvement
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Louise Porritt
- Job title
- Macmillan Deputy Lead Cancer Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390390
- Additional information
Sarah Taylor and Vicki ODonohue Breast Care Nurses
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