Breast Advance Nurse Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An Exciting Opportunity to Join a Leading Breast Care Service

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) to join our established Breast Care Team.

Working alongside the Breast Nurse Consultant, an existing Advanced Nurse Practitioner and a highly skilled team of Breast Clinical Nurse Specialists, you will play a pivotal role in the delivery and development of breast cancer services.

This is a varied, autonomous and rewarding role, offering opportunities to influence service development, contribute to research and education, and deliver expert clinical care to patients

About the Role

The post holder will provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management for patients presenting with benign and malignant breast conditions.

You will work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care in an outpatient setting.

Closing date: 23rd August 2026

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

Conducting comprehensive clinical assessments and developing management plans for patients with breast conditions.

Providing expert care throughout the patient pathway, from initial presentation through diagnosis and follow-up.

Diagnosing and managing acute and chronic breast conditions.

Requesting, interpreting and acting upon diagnostic investigations, including imaging and pathology results.

Performing and requesting diagnostic procedures in accordance with service guidelines.

Providing expert clinical advice and support through face-to-face clinics and telephone services.

Communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and families with empathy and professionalism.

Acting as an advocate for patients and ensuring psychological, emotional and physical needs are addressed appropriately.

You will work closely with:

Breast Surgeons

Radiologists

Breast Clinical Nurse Specialists

Advanced Nurse Practitioners

Radiographers

Breast Imaging Teams

Patient Navigators

Administrative and Support Teams

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Post Graduate Diploma (PgDip) or Masters (MSc) qualification in Advanced Clinical Practice or HEE accepted equivalence.
  • Independent Prescriber

Desirable

  • Qualification in Oncology/SACT/Breast conditions

Experience

Essential

  • A registered healthcare professional
  • Meet Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) revalidation standards

Desirable

  • Experience caring/treating patient with cancer
  • Experience of working autonomously at an advanced level

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and advanced verbal communication skills.
  • Evidence of research, education leadership, Quality Improvement, stakeholder engagement and influencing the development and improvement of practice, patient care, patient safety and service delivery.
  • Evidence of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of speciality with a wide range of approaches to the management of patients
  • Ability to manage change and contain conflict ensuring resolution with positive outcomes, with use of negotiation skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 23 August 2026

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