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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

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust logo

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

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerStep into health

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

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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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