Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant experience post registration at band 7 with experience in working with patients in breast services
- Experience
Membership of special interest and professional group
- Experience
Working within a leadership role
- Experience
Change management and leadership skills
- Qualifications
NMC Level One Registered Nurse
- Qualifications
BSc in Nursing
- Qualifications
ENB 998 or equivalent teaching course
- Qualifications
Evidence of post-basic specialist education
- Qualifications
Educated to Masters level (or working towards) or equivalent demonstrable experience and learning within breast services
- Qualifications
Non-medical prescribing (or willingness to undertake)
- Knowledge Requirements
Excellent communication and listening skills
- Knowledge Requirements
Specialist knowledge and expertise
- Knowledge Requirements
Good computer skills
- Knowledge Requirements
Good interpersonal and organisational skills
- Knowledge Requirements
Team player
- Knowledge Requirements
Team player Demonstrable teaching skills
- Contractual Requirements
Flexible approach to working
- Contractual Requirements
Ability to work unsupervised
- Contractual Requirements
Ability to travel between sites
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Multidisciplinary team working
- Experience
Caseload management
- Experience
Demonstrable experience of teaching / training healthcare professionals
- Further Training
Motivational interviewing / counselling course / training
- Knowledge Requirements
Research awareness
- Knowledge Requirements
Audit methodologies
Job overview
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.
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This advert is for Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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