Main area: Breast Care
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
At The Dudley Group, we understand the benefits of offering a range of flexible working options from day one of employment to support both employees and the Trust. Offering flexible working opportunities is one of the ways that the Trust aims to attract and retain a diverse workforce. Further information on the options available can be found via the link in the job advert.
Hours: Part time - 34 hours per week
Job ref: 253-0325-7003586
Employer: The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Russell's Hall Hospital
Town: Dudley
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/04/2025 23:59
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Breast Cancer Care (Advanced Role)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
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 a Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to lead our dedicated nursing team and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred breast care.
About You
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated nurse with:
* Registered Nurse (NMC) qualification
* Significant experience in breast cancer care at a specialist level
* Leadership and management experience in a clinical setting
* Advanced clinical skills, including experience in running nurse-led clinics
* A commitment to patient-centred care, service development, and innovation
What We Offer
* 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
Apply Now
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 the Breast CNS, you will manage and support the breast nursing team, including:
* The Breast Care Navigator
* The Person-Centred Follow-Up Coordinator
* The CNS for Metastatic Breast Disease
You will take on an advanced clinical role, managing nurse-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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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
* 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
* 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
* Independent prescribing or a willingness to undertake within an agreed timeframe
* Involvement in relevant professional networks / groups
* Involvement in primary research
Skills & Experience
* 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
* 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
* Experience of coaching
* Able to manage change effectively, leading on change and involving others to facilitate the change
Personal Qualities
* 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
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered, depending upon Job Role and Salary needed to meet the criteria for sponsorship, alongside all other applications.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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