Associate Metastatic Breast Cancer CNS


Location
Westcliff-on-Sea, England
Salary
£39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Profession
Clinical nurse specialist
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
29 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent: Developmental role (to develop to a band 7)
Posted Date
14 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

2 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Qualifications

    Registered Nurse on appropriate part of the NMC register

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Two years post- registration Experience of mentoring, supervision, teaching and assessment

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifications

    Post registration qualification relevant to the specialism

  • Qualifications

    Mentor Preparation Programme or equivalent

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Previous Band 6 experience working in an acute healthcare setting

Job overview

Are you passionate about making a real difference in patient care? We’re looking for an experienced Nurse to provide leadership and guidance within the Metastatic Breast Cancer specialty. In this role, you’ll be a trusted source of knowledge and support for patients, their families, and carers, as well as a key resource for our multi-professional team.

You’ll play a vital part in coordinating care, ensuring patients experience seamless support throughout their journey. Your insight and expertise will help shape and develop our service to meet the evolving needs of the people we care for.

This is a great opportunity to demonstrate your experience, lead with confidence, and share your knowledge through education and mentorship. You’ll also drive improvements in care standards through audits and research, and carry out specialist clinical procedures within your scope of practice.

No Sponsorship is available for this Role

PLEASE NOTE THIS WILL BE A DEVELOPMENTAL ROLE LEADING TO A BAND 7

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY – About the Role

To act as a key worker for Metastatic Breast cancer patients.

To provide clinical leadership and expertise in Metastatic Breast cancer by providing information, support, advice and specialist knowledge to patients, their families and carers, and to act as a resource to the multi-professional team.

To participate in the co-ordination of patient care to ensure continuity throughout the patient’s care pathway.

To be pivotal in review and development of the service, and to reflect the needs of the patient group.

To demonstrate wide and in-depth experience of all aspects of the Metastatic Breast cancer, exercising clinical leadership and effective education within their sphere of practice.

To monitor and improve standards of care through clinical audit, leading the development of practice through research.

Carry out clinical procedures (diagnostic and treatment based) within the remit of the specialist role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Metastatic Breast Nurse Specialist role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you. For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description. We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

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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This advert is for Associate Metastatic Breast Cancer CNS with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Westcliff-on-Sea, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time). The contract type is Permanent: Developmental role (to develop to a band 7). The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.

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