Clinical Nurse Specialist in Breast Cancer Care (Advanced Role)
Job Description
Job summary
Join Our Established NHS Breast Service as a Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist
Are you an experienced and passionate nurse looking to advance your career in breast care? Our well-established NHS Breast Service is seeking aBreast Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to lead our dedicated nursing team and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred breast care.
About YouWe are looking for a highly skilled and motivated nurse with:
- Registered Nurse (NMC) qualification
- Significant experience in breast cancer careat a specialist level
- Leadership and management experiencein a clinical setting
- Advanced clinical skills, including experience in running nurse-led clinics
- A commitment to patient-centred care, service development, and innovation
- A supportive and well-established breast service within the NHS
- Opportunities for further professional development and advanced practice training
- The chance to make a meaningful impact on patient care and service delivery
- Access to NHS benefits, including pension and career progression opportunities
If you're ready to take on this rewarding leadership role in breast cancer nursing, we'd love to hear from you!
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Rachael Willetts or Joanne Cooke
Join us and be part of a dedicated team making a real difference in the lives of patients with breast cancer.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
As theBreast CNS, you will manage and support the breast nursing team, including:
- TheBreast Care Navigator
- ThePerson-Centred Follow-Up Coordinator
- TheCNS for Metastatic Breast Disease
You will take on an advanced clinical role, managingnurse-led clinics and providing expert care across the breast cancer pathway. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape and develop breast services while ensuring the highest standards of patient care.
Key Responsibilities- Leadership & Management: Lead, support, and develop the breast nursing team to provide high-quality, patient-centred care.
- Advanced Clinical Practice: Manage and develop established nurse-led clinics, ensuring evidence-based, high-quality care.
- Patient Support & Education: Provide expert guidance and holistic support to patients at all stages of their breast cancer journey.
- Service Development: Drive innovation in breast cancer nursing, contributing to service improvement initiatives.
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration: Work closely with consultants, oncologists, radiologists, and allied health professionals to ensure seamless patient care.
About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.
As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- NMC recognised Mentorship qualification
- Educated to degree level
- Appropriate NMC registration
- Advanced assessment course or willingness to undertake within an agreed timeframe
- Post registration teaching and assessing qualification
- Educated to or working towards master's level qualifications
Knowledge
Essential
- Physical assessment, diagnostic and reasoning skills
- Advanced interpersonal skills
- Ability to identify learning and development needs
- Understands and applies principles of learning in practice
- Effective leadership skills
- Ability to manage difficult situations effectively
Desirable
- Independent prescribing or a willingness to undertake within an agreed timeframe
- Involvement in relevant professional networks / groups
- Involvement in primary research
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience at band 7 level
- Experience within speciality
- Recent clinical experience managing own independent clinics (preferably cancer clinics)
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary workforce
- Evidence of ability to prepare, write and present reports
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the development of nurses and nursing practice
- Evidence of having undertaken relevant further study or training as required for the post
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of governance processes
- An update knowledge and good understanding of current issues in healthcare
- Works in line with the regulatory framework within the NHS
- Evidence of the relevant higher level practice skills associated with the role if required
Desirable
- Experience of coaching
- Able to manage change effectively, leading on change and Involving others to facilitate the change
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Caring and compassionate
- Working with integrity
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Commitment to excellence through CPD of self and others
- Able to work closely and openly with team members
- Role models behaviours in line with Code of Conduct and Trust Values
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Russell's Hall Hospital
Pensnett Road
Dudley
DY1 2HQ
