Job summary
- Main area
- Private Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 10 months (Fixed term end date- 09/11/2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 282-P1169
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Marsden Chelsea
- Town
- Chelsea
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
The Royal Marsden Private care breast team are looking for an experienced, dynamic nurse who is passionate about the patient experience and the delivery of quality patient-focused care, to
join as a Band 7 Secondary, Clinical Nurse Specialist. This post is a maternity cover until November 2026, fixed term.
The post involves acting as a keyworker to patients diagnosed with primary and metastatic breast cancer and providing support and information throughout their cancer pathway as well as participation in service development. Successful candidates will have post registration, with previous experience in breast surgery, oncology and ideally, having some palliative care knowledge and experience in managing patients with advancing disease. Advanced communication skills are essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to liaise appropriately with all key members of the multi-disciplinary team and service users related to the specialty. In addition, the post holder will be required to liaise with their peers across the Trust, the divisional management team, and appropriate corporate directorates and teams. The post holder will be expected to liaise with colleagues external to the Trust and national networks as appropriate to the specialty.
To provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the care of the patient with breast cancer acting as a resource to provide information and support to patients, carers and staff.
To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice within Breast cancer care
To liaise effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve a synchronised specialist service.
To provide informal and formal teaching, e.g. academic courses provided by the School of Nursing.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification
To sustain a high-quality specialist service for the patient, from diagnosis through all stages of the disease and actively provide optimum liaison and continuity of care.
To use advanced clinical judgement to plan, implement and evaluate care for patients throughout their cancer pathway The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Job application: Clinical Nurse Specialist
In collaboration with the existing Clinical Nurse Specialists, formulate and/or revise relevant policies and regularly review these following changes/implementations. To work within the procedures and policies of the Trust.
Work closely with members of the MDT and CNS team to deliver personalised evidence-based care. Provision of specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients with a diagnosis of breast cancer. To act as a resource for patients and the clinical team by the provision of comprehensive specialist advice, information, teaching and training both within RMH and externally regarding breast cancer.
To support and signpost patients to appropriate services. Undertake a full specialist nursing assessment to identify the specific needs of the above patient groups and their families/carers to include the Holistic Needs assessment. Demonstrate expert knowledge and understanding
of breast cancer to allow collaboration with medical colleagues to ensure that patients and their families are fully informed and understand proposed patient investigations and treatments.
Person specification
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Sufficient post registration nursing experience in oncology or specialty to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job
- Experience in Clinical Management
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of relevant teaching experience Knowledge and understanding of clinical trials management
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills with ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
- Evidence of working well in a team
- Ability to demonstrate self-motivation
- Ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise
- Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
- Knowledge and understanding of quality issues
- Evidence of understanding the NHS Plan
- Computer Literacy (eg: Microsoft Word & Outlook)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of effective negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to lead a team Ability to motivate others
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexibility to meet the needs of the service (e.g shift work)
- Able to work at all three sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
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
- Karen Millar
- Job title
- Lead Breast CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
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