Clinical Nurse Specialist - Metastatic breast | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2026 |
| Location: | London, W68RF |
| Company: | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7910324/290-SCCS-2221 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity for an individual to join the team (based at Charing Cross Hospital) as a clinical nurse specialist within metastatic breast cancer. The Trust strives to provide world-class healthcare for our patients, through excellence in research, education and training.
Would you like to join this expanding team of breast CNS’s?
Are you self-motivated, enthusiastic, eager to learn and keen to develop the skills to work both autonomously and as part of a specialist multidisciplinary team? Is providing excellent nursing care one of your key drivers? Is making a difference and delivering a quality breast care service fundamental to you?
We are looking for a keen nurse to come and join our established team. You will be responsible for the care and support of people with metastatic breast cancer, and assist us by ensuring that the patients’ experience reflects what the patient wants. You will also be pivotal in shaping and promoting the nursing vision and direction of the breast service.
The post holder will work within breast cancer CNS team giving specialist information and support to those with metastatic breast cancer and acting as Key Worker. You must be willing to undertake specialist courses at post graduate level if appropriate.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced nurse with relevant experience of either working directly with people with breast cancer or of working as a cancer CNS in another speciality with a keen interest in breast cancer.
• Provide specialist nursing advice, care and support to patients with, metastatic breast cancer and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers, both inpatients and outpatients in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and in line with local and national targets.
• At all times ensure that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery. Where appropriate acting as a ‘key worker’.
• Work to improve the patient experience throughout the patient journey.
• Deputise for their line manager in designated tasks relevant to the development of role/clinical specialty. Act as professional role model, providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.
• To work with senior members of the team and contribute to the development of the clinical nurse specialist role in accordance with local and national policy and ensure the needs of patients and their families are central to service improvement initiative.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
This advert closes on Monday 4 May 2026