Breast Care CNS: Clinical Leader & Educator

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Rugby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust seeks an experienced clinician to lead breast care practice, ensuring high-quality patient management and governance. You will support the management team, guide policy development, and supervise staff across sites.

The role emphasises teaching, professional development and inter-disciplinary collaboration, with a focus on evidence-based care and service improvement.

Qualifications

• Current Professional Registration (NMC) and evidence of CPD.
• Teaching and assessing qualification.
• Study at level 6 (degree/diploma).
• Ability to travel between sites when required.

Responsibilities

• Communicate clinical decisions, policies, and care pathways to breast patients/carers and the multi-professional team.
• Provide clinical leadership and support to the management team, contributing to service/policy development.
• Advise on national, local and Trust policy/procedures, embedding clinical governance in practice.
• Assess a group of breast patients and plan, implement and evaluate care.
• Demonstrate high level technical/practical skills, including complex patient monitoring and seroma aspiration.
• Deliver education and training to staff, patients and carers within defined areas; supervise and mentor as required.

Skills

IT skills

Patient focused

Excellent communication

Prioritise & meet deadlines

Time management

Decision making

Problem analysis & solutions

Inter-site travel

Education

NMC registration

Teaching & assessing qualification

Degree or diploma (level 6)

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust seeks an experienced clinician to lead breast care practice, ensuring high-quality patient management and governance. You will support the management team, guide policy development, and supervise staff across sites.

The role emphasises teaching, professional development and inter-disciplinary collaboration, with a focus on evidence-based care and service improvement.