Breast Cancer Support Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Breast Cancer Support Nurse who will act as a key worker for patients, supporting them through all stages of their cancer journey. The successful candidate will work closely with Oncology Consultants and Clinical Nurse Specialists to provide advice and support. Responsibilities include assessing, developing, and implementing specialist nursing care programmes, and offering specialist clinical advice to patients and carers. The position requires adaptability and a commitment to improving patient service.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (NMC registration)
- Relevant experience in oncology
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
- Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete
- Degree
- Research module
- Previous Experience
- Demonstrable expert nursing skills
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
- Able to accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Understanding of evidence-based practice
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Understanding and knowledge of specialist field
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Assertiveness/perceptive
- Counselling skills
- Leadership skills
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust
- Qualifications / Training
- Registered Nurse (NMC registration)
- Relevant experience in oncology
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
- Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete
- Degree
- Research module
- Previous Experience
- Demonstrable expert nursing skills
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
- Able to accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Understanding of evidence-based practice
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Understanding and knowledge of specialist field
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Assertiveness/perceptive
- Counselling skills
- Leadership skills
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are recruiting for a Breast Cancer Support Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Ideally you will have experience of looking after patients with breast cancer or relevant surgical, oncology/chemotherapy experience to support the CNS team.
The role will involve acting as a key worker for these patients supporting them at all stages of their cancer journey.
We are committed to consistently providing specialised, excellent care and treatment and wish to continue in our drive to further improve the service to our patients. No two days are the same in the service and we are looking for someone who is adaptable and eager to learn.
In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Clinical Nurse Specialist to be the key worker for all patients with a breast cancer and will work closely with the Oncology Consultants, Oncology CNS, at Mount Vernon cancer centre to provide advice and support to patients.
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