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Job overview
Part time 30 hours per week, permanent post.
The successful candidate, in partnership with the other existing post holders, will have a key leadership specialist role at a senior level to support the organisation in the delivery of breast cancer care for patients and their families.
The post holder will be keen to face challenges, be well organised and enthusiastic in participating with service development through audit and peer review. Helping to drive and sustain new initiatives to meet local and national standards, as well as ensuring care meets our own Trust values.
We kindly ask that previous applicants to this opportunity do not apply.
Main duties of the job
You will play a fundamental role in leading collaboratively on the development and effective delivery of a specialist breast cancer nursing service to reflect the evolving health care agenda developing and maintaining robust working relationships across primary, secondary and tertiary care to ensure a coordinated patient pathway.
As a Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialist you will provide ongoing support to patients through diagnostics and treatment of breast cancer
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialist will be responsible for the provision and development of a high quality, cost effective specialist Breast Care nursing service that meets the needs of patients in accordance with national and local policies and initiatives.
Assess, treat and review patients with a diagnosis of Breast cancer providing appropriate disease related highly specialist advice, information and support and promote health education.
The post holder will be expected to carry out specialist nursing and clinical procedures and refer patients appropriately and timely to other service providers.
Act as a link between primary, secondary and tertiary care, assist in the development and delivery of staff education programmes, ongoing advice and clinical supervision to other health professionals.
Accept referrals from other health care professionals; work unsupervised and manage their own clinics.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- IT literate
- Advanced communications skills
- Leadership and motivational skills
- Clinical decision making
Desirable
- Implementing change
- Dealing with complaints
Knowledge
Essential
- Upto date with breast cancer care
- Governance awareness
- Quality Improvement
Experience
Essential
- Experience at band 6 or above
- Breast cancer experience
- MDT working
- Audit and research
Desirable
- Nurse led clinics
- Across organisational boundaries
Qualifications/Training & Professional Registration
Essential
- First level NMC Registered Nurse
- First level Degree in Nursing/Health subject
- Evidence of CPD
- Teaching qualification
- Level 2 psychological training
- Non medical prescribing or willingness to work toward
- MSc level learning
Desirable
- Leadership/Management Qualification
- Clinical exam skills
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This advert is for Macmillan Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist with Bolton NHS Foundation Trust in Bolton, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Jul 2026.
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