Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist
| Posting date: | 06 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £50,008.00 to £56,908.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50008.00 - £56908.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 March 2026 |
| Location: | Guildford, GU2 7XX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9384-26-0180 |
Summary
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details. We would encourage you to contact us before you apply. Provide evidence based clinical care, advice and support to breast patients, their families and carers. Offer nurse-led specialist clinics to patients referred by GPs, other specialities or within the breast team. These clinics include Family History Assessment, BRCA Carrier Service, End of Treatment Holistic Assessment, Complex wound management; Treatment induced symptoms management, Prosthetic Fitting and Patient Initiated Follow Up Service. Advanced nursing assessment skills are required as well as autonomous assessment, decision making, in care planning and delivering treatments appropriately. Communicate very sensitive breast cancer related information to both patients their relatives and carers. This will include imparting information concerning a diagnosis of breast cancer, pathology results and prognostic information, as well as information about treatment options, including treatment options that may be palliative. Provide empathy and understanding and enable breast cancer patients to voice their concerns; to be involved in the planning of patients care and act as patient advocate where necessary. Participate in health promotion relating to breast disease/cancer to patients, carers, staff and the general public. Participate in recruitment to clinical breast cancer trials. Undertake research and audit in the breast care services provided, evaluate findings and implement change, where appropriate. Develop specialist programmes of care, write and update protocols for breast care nursing services, and set standards of care by implementing national standards of care for women with breast cancer. Act as mentor and facilitator to nursing (pre and post registration), medical and allied medical professionals as part of their training. Advise, educate and update the local breast cancer support group(s) and other associated voluntary bodies. Attend surgical clinics and oncology clinics; liaising with departments to facilitate and coordinate the care of patients undergoing treatments for breast cancer. Deliver research and evidence based education and advice and liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and allied health professionals