Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday only Excluding Bank Holidays 9-5pm)
- Job ref
- 218-NM-B6-8156484
- Employer
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hospital of St Cross
- Town
- Rugby
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/08/2026
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Surgical Breast Care
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a specialist breast care service?
We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our established Surgical Breast Care Nursing Team.
This rewarding role offers the opportunity to work within a specialist multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality care and support to patients throughout their breast care journey. Based at the Laurel Unit, Hospital of St Cross, Rugby, you will play a key role in delivering compassionate, patient-centred care and supporting patients and their families through what can often be a challenging and life-changing experience.
The successful candidate will be committed to maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice and delivering an excellent patient experience.
This is a full-time, permanent position working Monday to Friday, 0900 - 1700. As cross-site working is required across the Trust, applicants must be able to travel between sites when required.
If you are passionate about making a difference and would like to be part of a supportive and experienced team, we would love to hear from you.
*Please be advised that interviews for this post are scheduled for 13th August 2026.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality care for breast cancer patients and their families in the acute setting from diagnosis to adjuvant treatment.
Working as part of the Surgical Breast Care Nursing Team, the successful candidate will:
- Provide specialist nursing care, support and advice to patients with breast cancer.
- Act as a key worker for patients, ensuring continuity of care throughout diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
- Undertake clinical assessments and support patients in managing the physical and psychological impact of their diagnosis and treatment.
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate and deliver evidence-based care.
- Provide information, education and emotional support to patients and their families.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and clinical audit activities.
- Support and promote health education and patient empowerment.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
- Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to breast patients/carers and the multi-professional team.
- A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
- A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
- Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of breast patients ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated/audited.
- Demonstrate a high level of technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including complex patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles e.g. seroma aspiration.
- Responsible for education and training provision of identified staff groups, patients and carers within defined areas participating in supervision and mentorship as required.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Current Professional Registration (NMC registered) • Evidence of continuous professional development • Teaching and assessing qualification • Study at level 6 (degree/ diploma)
Desirable criteria
- • Accredited course in breast care • Advanced communication skills course
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Professional clinical experience in appropriate speciality • Ability to successfully manage people and change
Desirable criteria
- • Experience in HR and management related issues • Resource management
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence based practice. • A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures • Knowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision
Desirable criteria
- • A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS • Experience in Policy / Service Development
Skills
Essential criteria
- • IT skills • Patient focused • Excellent communication skills • Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively • Good management of time • Able to use initiative and make decisions • Analyses problems and implements effective solutions • Ability to travel between sites when required
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) • Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience
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
- Kirsten Regan
- Job title
- Lead Surgical Breast Care Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01788 663412
- Additional information
Contact Laurel Unit Rugby St Cross
General Enquiries: 01788 663412 Direct Line: 01788 663412 |
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