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Job summary

Main area
Nursing and Midwifery
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 18 hours per week (18 hours- varying hours and shifts Monday- Friday ( occasional weekends))
Job ref
264-7892614-SUR
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital,
Town
Kettering
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Breast Clinic Nurse

Band 5

Job overview

Our Breast Unit is expanding, and we’re looking for a dedicated Band 5 Breast Clinic Nurse to join our friendly, patient‑focused team at our Breast Outpatient department at Kettering General Hospital. This is a part-time, permanent role.

 

At Kettering General Hospital, we’re Dedicated to Excellence — in patient care, staff experience, and clinical innovation. You’ll be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team working in a fast‑paced outpatient environment, helping patients through breast assessment, investigations, and treatment with dignity, empathy, and professionalism.

If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and want to develop specialist skills within a supportive and dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Main duties of the job

  • To provide quality nursing care in the support of patients, (both women and men) undergoing breast assessment investigations and treatment.
  • To deliver high quality care to patients attending the Breast Clinic, always maintaining privacy and dignity.
  • To provide holistic support to patients and their relatives/carers through effective communication.
  • Provide wound care and support patients with complex wounds.
  • To promote breast awareness and health education.
  • To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team. To participate in training and education designed to extend personal knowledge and skills.

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
 
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities and duties of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered Nurse
  • Degree level qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Previous breast experience
  • Previous outpatient experience
  • More than one year post registration experience
  • Wound care course/specific experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to assess wounds and apply appropriate dressings
  • Able to demonstrate care and compassion to patients at a distressing/emotional time
  • Competent to provide support to junior members of the team
Desirable criteria
  • Competent at removing wound drains
  • Able to manage the day to day flow of the clinics in the absence of Sister/Unit Manager
  • Knowledge of and ability to educate patients in breast awareness
  • Knowledge of breast screening programme

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to liaise with members of the multidisciplinary team
  • To assist doctors with clinical procedures
  • Communication skills (children and adults)
  • Sensitive and diplomatic approach to patients in an emotional situation
  • To work as part of a dynamic team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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
Michelle Wright
Job title
Nursing Lead Breast Unit
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 491509
Additional information

Please call or email  if you wish to discuss the post further or if you would like an informal visit of the breast unit.

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