Macmillan Breast Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

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

Person Specification

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

Experience

Essential

  • Experience at band 6 or above
  • Breast cancer experience
  • MDT working
  • Audit and research

Desirable

  • Nurse led clinics
  • Across organisational boundaries

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

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: 12 July 2026

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