Breast Screening Nurse

Integrated Care System; Luton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Luton is seeking a motivated Breast Screening Nurse to support breast screening services and provide information to patients. This role involves assessing psychological needs and ensuring patient safety within the breast service. Ideal candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills and have experience in breast screening. The Trust offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Access to training and development

Commitment to health and wellbeing of staff

Qualifications

• Experience in the area of breast screening.
• Knowledge of the role and relevant experience.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Support the Breast Screening and Symptomatic Services.
• Assess psychological needs of patients.
• Coordinate patient care and attend quality assurance meetings.

Skills

Good communication skills

Experience in breast screening

Understanding of psychological needs

Job description

Go back Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Breast Screening Nurse

The closing date is 18 August 2025

We are looking for a motivated and flexible candidate who has a special interest in breast screening and the breast cancer patient pathway and who wants to further develop their knowledge and skills within this specialist area.

Join our dynamic team who strive to deliver high standards of patient care within one of the largest breast screening units in the country.

Main duties of the job

To support the Breast Screening and Symptomatic Services in providing support, and relevant information to women and their families, and advice to women recalled for further investigations and subsequent referral for treatment.

To assess each woman individually regarding their psychological needs and provide the appropriate support information.

To ensure each woman and her family, if appropriate, have access to the appropriate information they require regarding the screening programme, investigations, and possible outcomes.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

The key focus areas of this role are:

Ensure patients safetyQuality within the breast serviceAttend the weekly MDT and co-ordinate patient care accordinglyWork in line with the requirements outlined by quality assurance andattend quality assurance meetings

Participate in health promotion work; in house and in the community

Participate in audit, research and service development with the screening role and in collaboration with the wider breast care team.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience in the area
• Evidence of experience

Understanding of role

• Knowledge of post applied for
• Experience in relevant role
• Evidence of experience

Communication

• Good communication skills oral and written
• Communication at interview
• Breaking bad news training
• Evidence of qualification

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust