Clinical Nurse Specialist, Surgical Breast Care

Job overview

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a specialist breast care service?

We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our established Surgical Breast Care Nursing Team.

This rewarding role offers the opportunity to work within a specialist multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality care and support to patients throughout their breast care journey. Based at the Laurel Unit, Hospital of St Cross, Rugby, you will play a key role in delivering compassionate, patient-centred care and supporting patients and their families through what can often be a challenging and life-changing experience.

The successful candidate will be committed to maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice and delivering an excellent patient experience.

This is a full-time, permanent position working Monday to Friday, 0900 - 1700. As cross-site working is required across the Trust, applicants must be able to travel between sites when required.

If you are passionate about making a difference and would like to be part of a supportive and experienced team, we would love to hear from you.

*Please be advised that interviews for this post are scheduled for 13th August 2026.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality care for breast cancer patients and their families in the acute setting from diagnosis to adjuvant treatment.

Working as part of the Surgical Breast Care Nursing Team, the successful candidate will:

• Provide specialist nursing care, support and advice to patients with breast cancer.
• Act as a key worker for patients, ensuring continuity of care throughout diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
• Undertake clinical assessments and support patients in managing the physical and psychological impact of their diagnosis and treatment.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate and deliver evidence-based care.
• Provide information, education and emotional support to patients and their families.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and clinical audit activities.
• Support and promote health education and patient empowerment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to breast patients/carers and the multi-professional team.
• A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
• A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
• Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of breast patients ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated/audited.
• Demonstrate a high level of technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including complex patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles e.g. seroma aspiration.
• Responsible for education and training provision of identified staff groups, patients and carers within defined areas participating in supervision and mentorship as required.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.