# Advanced Breast Care Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-breast-care-practitioner/ff96b177-a81d-4ed2-ab47-932883e015a8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-breast-care-practitioner/ff96b177-a81d-4ed2-ab47-932883e015a8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** King's Mill Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T10:10:50.884Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Sutton_Ashfield/Sherwood_Forest_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Breast_Surgery/Breast_Surgery-v8192967 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8192967?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join the Breast Services team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We welcome applications from experienced ACPs, including those with a Surgical Care Practitioner background, who are looking to develop their expertise within a dynamic and progressive breast service. Applicants should demonstrate advanced autonomous clinical practice, sound clinical judgement and a strong commitment to delivering safe, compassionate and patient-centred care. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality care across both symptomatic and cancer pathways. The successful candidate will play a key role in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and ongoing management of patients with breast conditions, working autonomously within their scope of practice. You will work closely with Consultant Breast Surgeons, Radiologists, Breast Care Nurses, Oncology colleagues, Allied Health Professionals and administrative teams to deliver safe, effective and timely care. You will also contribute to service development, quality improvement and innovation, helping shape the future of our breast services. If you are passionate about specialist patient care and keen to develop your ACP role, we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post registration experience, most recent of which should be in a senior position OR experience as defined by specialty college/faculty - Direct supervision of junior staff - Evidence of contribution to audit programmes within practice - Evidence of managing complex patients in stressful and emotional situations where life-changing events are being communicated and clinically managed - Relevant teaching/supervising/mentoring experience - Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care - Supervision of students **Desirable** - Project management ### Knowledge Requirements **Essential** - Post registration MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice (or working towards completion). - Previous experience working as a Surgical Care Practitioner (SCP) or completion of an accredited Surgical Care Practitioner programme. - Independent Non-Medical Prescriber (or willingness to undertake). - Significant post-registration clinical experience in breast services. - Demonstrable experience working autonomously. - Excellent communication and clinical decision-making skills. - Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team - Commitment to continuous professional development - Evidence of teaching, supervision and assessment skills - Proven management skills- effective organisational abilities, supervisory skills, leadership skills, change management skills. Clinical governance, current health service priorities. National and local nursing agenda. - IT literate - Registered healthcare professional (NMC or HCPC) **Desirable** - Experience in clinical governance, including clinical audit, quality improvement, incident investigation, risk management and implementation of learning to improve patient safety. - Experience leading or contributing to service development and pathway redesign. - Participation in research or service evaluation projects. - Health and safety ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Ability to work flexibly within working hours of ward/department ### Qualifications- Academic/ Craft/ Professional **Essential** - Registered with relevant healthcare professional body (NMC / HCPC / GPC etc) - MSc in advanced clinical practice. - Meet the criteria as outlined by the relevant specialty college or faculty (where applicable) - Evidence of on-going personal and professional development. - Non-medical prescriber **Desirable** - Relevant teaching qualification - Evidence of research and audit ## Documents - [benefits leaflet (pdf, 834.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2702) - [application guide (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2448) - [our staff networks (pdf, 810.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2938) - [advanced clinical practitioner (acp) (pdf, 392.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10497795) - [nursing, midwifery & ahp strategy 25-28 (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2492) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.