# Specialist Breast Care Nurse

> 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 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Leave cover)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 18.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T09:10:55.176Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Surgery/Surgery-v8302485
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8302485?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Breast Care Nurse to join our team at University Hospital Dorset. The post holder will be responsible for providing high standards of care and holistic nursing to breast cancer patients that attend the Jigsaw unit.

They will need to be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team and they will be accountable for their own professional practice. The successful candidates will give support, education and guidance to patients and cares throughout a patients cancer journey. Additionally they will also support the band 7 CNSs and be able to liaise with other members of the MDT.

This role requires an active UK NMC Registration

Previous recent unsuccessful applicants need not apply

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: 22nd October

### 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

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrate experience within oncology/breast cancer
- Surgical ward experience

**Desirable**

- Experience of research and development in Breast Cancer care

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- RGN, relevant post-qualifying experience
- Post-registration development to diploma/degree level or equivalent, i.e. BSc Cancer Nursing

**Desirable**

- Cancer Nursing or equivalent
- Counselling skills
- Breast Cancer Care module.
- Advanced communication skills certificate

## Documents

- [band6 breast cns (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10621929)
- [breast cancer cns ps (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10621930)

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