# Metastatic Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Poole Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa/pr
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T06:00:09.079Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Metastatic_Breast_Cancer_Nurse_Specialist/Metastatic_Breast_Cancer_Nurse_Specialist-v8256467
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8256467?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the UHD Metastatic breast Cancer Nurse Specialist Team. We are looking for someone to join the team in Bournemouth and work alongside the professionals within our Breast service looking after patients with secondary breast cancer.

This post will be based in Bournemouth but there may be a need to work in Poole to cover. The successful applicant will work alongside the current Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) CNS Team. This post will support the patient throughout the MBC Pathway. This includes ensuring timeliness of investigations and appointments through the pathway with awareness of Cancer Waiting Time Targets, present at Breaking Bad News, offering support and information regarding diagnosis and treatment, being the patients advocate and advising on symptom management.

We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse who is keen to make a difference in the care of those experiencing a life changing diagnosis and has oncology experience in their portfolio. More important in this role is a nurse who is highly organised, motivated to learn, with excellent communication and team working skills.

This post will be offered at Band 6 OR Band 7 dependent on experience of the candidate. Both job descriptions are attached

This role requires NMC Registration

Base Location : Bournemouth

Interview date: Thursday, 12th November 2026

### Main duties of the job

To Understand the role in more detail please read the full Job Description and Person Specification documents which are attached to this advert.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NMC Registered Nurse \[RGN\]
- Recognised teaching qualification or experience in teaching
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Accredited SACT course (for Band 7)
- Recognised nursing qualification at degree (or higher for Band 7)

**Desirable**

- Completion of UKONS SACT passport and evidence of SACT competency
- Advanced communication skills
- Psychological Level 2 training
- Post reg qualification in oncology (Band 7)
- Enhanced assessment skills (Band 7)

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Highly motivated
- Flexible to the needs of the service
- Proven evidence of good organisational skills

### Knowledge and experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrable breast/Oncology/ Symptom Control Knowledge
- Conversant with developments in Oncology at National and Local levels
- Experience working within oncology (experience as Band 6 or above for Band 7)
- experience with SACT /radiotherapy treatments
- Experience of triaging and managing actuely unwell cancer patients (Band 7)

**Desirable**

- experience of working as a specialist nurse

### Technical Skills and competences

**Essential**

- IT Literacy using a range of current and relevant packages
- good organisational skills
- flexible working skills

## Documents

- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)
- [mbc cns band 6 js (pdf, 80.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10642976)
- [mbc cns band 6 jd (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569578)
- [mbc cns band 7 js (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10642977)
- [mbc cns band 7-jd (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10642975)

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