Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7/8a
- Contract
- Permanent: See advert
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7380443
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chase Farm Hospital
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £53,751 - £68,623 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 7/8a Lead Nurse Specialist Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7/8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
The breast care nursing team work within all the site specific stages of the breast disease pathway. Working collaboratively and cross covering all breast clinical nurse specialists.
The post holder will be expected:
· To be an active member of the breast care nursing team with a willingness to develop new skills. To participate in the provision of high quality specialist nursing care to patients with breast disease throughout the patient pathway and entire disease trajectory.
· To work autonomously using expert clinical judgement and knowledge to provide informational and psychological care to patients and their families in conjunction with the multidisciplinary teams in acute care Primary Care and Tertiary care providers.
· To assist with all aspects of breast care provision in association with the
multidisciplinary team (MDT).
· To act as a nursing resource, provide clinical leadership and expertise as a specialist nurse in relation to breast cancer.
· To take responsibility for own evidence based practice and to ensure awareness of current research to support and underpin specialist advice.
· To develop all staff within the multidisciplinary team, providing support, advice, formal and informal education.
Main duties of the job
· To use expert clinical judgement to advise on planning, implementing and evaluating care for breast patients throughout the cancer pathway.
· To work with the breast multi-disciplinary team within the hospital, to ensure that patients receive timely and appropriate information to facilitate informed choice of treatment options.
· To foster communications between patients, family / carers and health professionals and to provide relevant support, information, education and counselling as required and within an advocacy role.
· To work in closely with the inpatient and outpatient nurses and plastic surgery teams.
· To liaise with the acute oncology nurse specialist, radiology, chemotherapy, plastics and ward nurses to ensure continuity of care throughout the patient’s pathway.
· To act as a role model in nursing care and world class behaviours to other nurses and healthcare professionals.
· To ensure thorough documentation is maintained (according to Trust guidelines for clinical nurse specialists).
· To undertake assessment of patients with breast cancer using the Holistic Needs Assessment at appropriate points in the pathway.
· To continue / develop nurse-led services / clinics related to breast care in liaison with the relevant medical teams, as per written guidelines and protocols.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
Person specification
BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
Essential criteria
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
Desirable criteria
- To have or working towards a Masters degree
Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality
Essential criteria
- Mentorship
Desirable criteria
- Principles of breast nursing
- Leadership course
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
- Makaita Kakomwe
- Job title
- Breast Nurse Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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