Macmillan Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L7 8XP |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7245861/287-RSUR-101-25 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist Team.
The successful candidate will join a very busy, well established and motivated team who provide an excellent service to patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer who require a comprehensive programme of support throughout their diagnosis, treatment and beyond.
This post is permanent, 37.5hrs per week.
The successful candidate will have previous post registration clinical experience in the care of patients with Breast cancer. Applicants should possess excellent IT, literacy, communication and organisational skills and be should prepared to work flexibly.
As part of the Breast Cancer Specialist Nursing Team you will be supported by a dedicated team.
You will provide expert advice to patients and support them through their diagnosis, treatment and beyond.
You will develop skills to personalise care through undertaking Holistic Needs Assessments. You will be encouraging an approach of patient supported self-management.
You will work as part of a well-established team but will also have the ability to work autonomously.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
· erform specialist personalised assessment and higher level discussion of patient’s holistic needs
· Demonstrate higher level clinical care by managing a patient caseload providing expert assessment, planning and evaluation
· Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients with the specialist area, especially in relation to on- going care needs and discharge arrangements, including access to community cancer support
· Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives
· Support patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self- manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
· Recognise changes in patient’s condition that requires the intervention of others and case manage/refer on as appropriate
· Support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patients problems
· Deliver high standards of patient care
· Work in partnership with Lead Cancer Nurse, clinicians and wider team to ensure delivery of high standards of patient care
· Work collaboratively with other team members to promote development and provide training to other nurses
A full job description is attached
This advert closes on Monday 30 Jun 2025