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Job summary

Main area
Breast Surgery
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week (Flexible)
Job ref
391-RFL-8016403
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free London
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/06/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 8a Breast Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 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

Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Breast Advanced Nurse Practitioner  to join the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Breast services (RFL).  We are looking for an innovative and transformational leader, who is seeking to further their nursing career within breast services. The expectations of the post will be demonstrated across the four pillars of consultant level practice: expert advanced clinical practice, strategic and enabling leadership, learning, developing and improving across the system, research and innovation.

The role is pivotal to working collaboratively with the MDT team, in building capacity and expanding the nurse led services to further shape and deliver the strategic vision of a world class Breast Service for our local population.

RFL Breast services delivers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment options across the patient pathway for benign and malignant breast conditions. The range of services includes breast screening, breast pain, family history and genetics and plastic reconstructive surgery. The service provides comprehensive treatment options for advanced and metastatic cancer patients and is committed to supporting research and evidence-based treatments in line with both local and national policies. The successful applicant should have broad experience which includes managing patients receiving systemic anti-cancer therapy.

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY:

  • The post holder will be an experienced practitioner, acting within their professional boundaries. 
  • The post holder will have the skills associated with history taking, physical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of care as well as nurse prescribing. 

·         responsible for continued community-based breast pain service within the Trust and NCL, within the national guidelines

·         working within the network teams and Cancer Alliance to enhance breast pain services

·         working in an advanced managerial role, leading and developing nursing practice within the specialty

·         practising at an advanced clinical level, demonstrating a sound knowledge of and experience in the specialist area of breast disease

·         supporting the breast family history and genetics service

·         co-ordinating clinical services and ensuring continued development and expansion of nurse led services

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

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Registered Nurse
  • • Physical assessment course.
  • • Breast examination and client communication
  • • Qualification in breast cancer care
Desirable criteria
  • • Master’s in Advanced Clinical Practice or working towards.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Have specialist knowledge of Breast Care.
  • • Broad range of clinical expertise and experience in a variety of breast/oncology settings.
  • • Evidence of recent/up to date professional development, change management and leadership skills.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to work as an individual within a multi-disciplinary team
  • • Able to manage own caseload independently and without supervision
  • • Ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage stress in self and others
  • Ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage stress in self and others
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to use initiative to resolve issues / problem solving skills
  • High level written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to explain complex procedures to patients
  • Excellent interpersonal skills

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Self-motivated approach to work
  • Flexible and adaptable to change

Others

Essential criteria
  • Positive, professional role model

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Makaita Kakomwe
Job title
Breast Nurse Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
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