Job summary
- Main area
- Planned Care
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 210-2025-541
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/09/2025
Employer heading
Lead Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist – Breast Unit
Band 8a
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Breast team. As a Lead Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will be accountable for all clinical nurse specialist and the associated performance, finance, service development, standards and quality of care delivered within your designated speciality. As the lead nurse you will need engagement with all Corporate and Divisional objectives
Through strong visible leadership and role modelling you will ensure patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect. You will support the Associate Director of Nursing, Matron and Business Performance Manager to deliver Safe & Effective Services by translating the organisations vision and values into meaningful actions for teams
to respond to our patient’s needs. This will be supported by implementation of the Nursing & Midwifery & Educational & Research Strategies and taking actions to prevent hospital acquired harms
Main duties of the job
Providing professional and clinical leadership within a designated area and lead on specific Professional & Service projects as required.
As a Registered Nurse you will be working at an advanced level undertaking tasks that have been previously undertaken by medical and/or technical staff. As a Practitioner you will practice autonomously and also within a defined team / multi-disciplinary team to provide advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, across both secondary and primary care and in accordance with local guidelines and policies.
You will formulate clinical decisions and treatment plans within local guidelines /policy to manage acute and chronic illness and will respond to actual and potential health problems appropriately. You will undertake advanced practice procedures and tasks which will provide holistic nursing care and therapeutic nursing interventions.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN/RSCN Diploma or Degree
- NMC Registered
- MSc in Health, Quality or leadership related or working towards within 2 academic years of appointment
- A recognised qualification in cancer or Breast care nursing e.g ENB A11 or ENB N09 or equivalent
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification 998/997 /mentorship
- Management Qualification (ISM) or relevant management experience
- Extensive experience at senior level/ leadership role
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of advanced clinical, psychological, and social needs of patients accessing our breast services
- Good understanding of strategic health economy targets for the delivery of breast care services
Desirable criteria
- Advanced communication training
- Experience of leading patient involvement/patient feedback
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
- Lisa Barratt-Prew
- Job title
- Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 363761
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