Senior Breast Care Nurse - Peterborough

NHS; Peterborough; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Breast Care Nurse to provide clinical leadership and expert nursing guidance within Breast Services. This fixed-term 12-month post supports maternity leave cover and focuses on high-quality, patient-centred care throughout the breast care pathway.

The role requires NMC registration, substantial post-registration experience and a strong interest in women’s health, with leadership, communication, and organisational skills

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration and substantial post-registration experience.
• Experience working in a senior nursing role.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• A commitment to delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care.
• A strong interest in breast care and women's health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership within Breast Services, ensuring delivery and development of clinical nursing pathways.
• Support the delivery of breast cancer and screening services with professional leadership and expert guidance to patients, carers, and the MDT.
• Ensure patient care aligns with Trust policies, SOPs, national guidance and best practice standards.
• Provide specialist education, support, and advice to patients throughout their care journey.
• Undertake specialist clinical nursing activity within the Breast Service, maintaining high standards of care.
• Lead, support, and develop the clinical nursing workforce to deliver safe, compassionate care.
• Be responsible for day-to-day line management of the Breast Care Nursing Team and staff development.

Skills

NMC registration

Senior nursing experience

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Compassionate patient care

Breast care interest

Education

Master's degree in nursing

Post-registration professional development in women's health

Teaching/Mentoring qualification

Managerial & leadership experience

Counselling course

Breast Care Module

Advanced Communication Module

Job description

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit an experienced and motivated Senior Breast Care Nurse to provide clinical leadership and specialist expertise within our Breast Services team. This is afixed-term position for 12 months to provide maternity leave cover.

The successful candidate will be an experienced senior nurse with a strong clinical background and a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within women's health services. They will play a key role in supporting patients throughout their breast care pathway, providing expert clinical advice, leadership, and guidance to both patients and colleagues.

Applicants should demonstrate:

• Current NMC registration and substantial post-registration experience.
• Experience working in a senior nursing role.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• A commitment to delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care.
• A strong interest in breast care and women's health services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated multidisciplinary team and make a meaningful difference to the experience and outcomes of patients accessing Breast Services.

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

Main duties of the job

TheSenior Breast Care Nurse will act as a clinical expert within Breast Services, providing specialist nursing leadership and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care across the breast cancer and screening pathways.

The post holder will:

• Provide expert clinical leadership and specialist nursing expertise within Breast Services, ensuring the effective delivery and ongoing development of clinical nursing pathways.
• Support the delivery of breast cancer and screening services by providing professional leadership, clinical advice, and expert guidance to patients, carers, and multidisciplinary team members.
• Ensure patient care is delivered in accordance with Trust policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), national guidance, and best practice standards.
• Provide specialist education, support, and advice to patients throughout their care journey, promoting informed decision-making and a positive patient experience.
• Undertake specialist clinical nursing activity within the Breast Service, maintaining high standards of care and professional practice.
• Lead, support, and develop the clinical nursing workforce, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care.
• Be responsible for the day-to‑day line management of the Breast Care Nursing Team and supporting staff, including performance management, appraisal, training, and professional development.

About us

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Master's degree level qualification in nursing or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of Post registration recent professional development specific to women's health and/or healthcare leadership
• Teaching/Mentoring Qualification
• Managerial & leadership experience
• Counselling Course
• Breast Care Module
• Advanced Communication Module

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience working at a senior level within Women's Health Services or Oncology for 2 years
• Developing new services/ways of working
• Experience in policy development, quality improvement, budget management and audit

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.