Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist – Advanced Breast Practice to join our established Breast Services team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a senior, autonomous clinical post for an experienced breast clinician who is able to assess, investigate and manage patients across defined breast diagnostic, treatment and follow-up pathways. The successful candidate will work alongside Consultant Breast Surgeons, Breast Radiologists, Oncologists, Breast Care Nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Although the post is substantively badged as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, this is an advanced clinical practice role and is deliberately distinct from the traditional Breast Care Nurse role. The postholder will have direct responsibility for clinical assessment, diagnostic investigation, clinical decision-making, treatment and follow-up.

Applicants must already have substantial experience in breast clinical practice and be able to demonstrate advanced assessment, diagnostic reasoning and autonomous clinical decision-making. This is not a developmental post for a nurse wishing to progress into advanced practice, and the successful candidate will be expected to undertake the clinical responsibilities of the role from appointment, subject to the Trust's usual governance and competency requirements.

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.