# Associate CNS breast

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 p.a. inc.
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16T09:22:00.597Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Breast_Cancer/Breast_Cancer-v8087949
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8087949?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Associate Nurse Specialist will work as an independent practitioner in partnership with the Breast CNS and advanced nurse practitioner in delivering high quality nursing care within the Breast Cancer Nursing Service) to a specific caseload of patients, and directed by the Breast Cancer CNS and Advanced Nurse Practitioner promoting excellence of care, support, information and coordination for patients with cancer within the, outpatients department and for inpatients.

### Main duties of the job

To work with the Breast surgical team and members of the MDT to ensure timely delivery of care for patients who have been referred with cancer, within the MDT

To ensure and maintain clearly defined lines of communication with oncology and other relevant teams to facilitate the care of people with Cancer

To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Working across all secondary care services involved in the delivery of cancer care.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge and understanding of health care needs in a multicultural society.
- Knowledge of health promotion activities and strategies.

### Experience

**Essential**

- recent experience in breast cancer or related specialist field

### skills/abilities

**Essential**

- relevant specialist clinical skills
- Ability to establish effective communication with patients and colleagues

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
- Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion

### education/qualification

**Essential**

- First degree

**Desirable**

- Postgraduate cancer course

## Documents

- [jd and ps (pdf, 299.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10460650)
- [trust values (pdf, 652.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=938)
- [guidance for applicants (pdf, 124.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=937)

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