Clinical nurse specialist, breast awareness and breast screening

Supporter Care Team; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as a specialist nurse focusing on breast health and cancer. You'll provide vital support and information to clients and healthcare professionals while collaborating on awareness initiatives. This role is based in London with a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility to work from home up to three days a week. We seek a compassionate, skilled nurse ready to make a difference in the lives of those affected by breast cancer.

Qualifications

• Experience working directly with breast cancer patients.
• Ability to present teaching to various audiences.

Responsibilities

• Act as a specialist resource on breast health and cancer.
• Provide information and support through helpline and written services.
• Collaborate on breast awareness messaging.

Skills

Communication

Tact

Discretion

Education

Registered General Nurse

Qualification in Cancer Nursing

Job description

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity.

We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here, making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information, and specialist nurses are available to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are fighting for the best possible treatment, services, and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our nursing team.

You’ll act as a specialist resource for Breast Cancer Now, clients, healthcare professionals, and the wider public on breast health, screening, risk, benign breast disease, and primary breast cancer. This includes providing information and support to clients through our helpline and Ask Our Nurse (AON) written enquiry service.

You’ll also collaborate with other teams across the charity and externally on breast awareness messaging, breast screening, and breast health and cancer initiatives.

About you

You will be a registered general nurse with a relevant qualification in cancer or breast cancer nursing, either as a standalone qualification or part of degree studies.

You’ll have knowledge of breast cancer, having worked directly with breast cancer patients or in breast screening. You should demonstrate tact and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information.

With excellent communication skills, you will be able to present both formal and informal teaching to a variety of audiences.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week from home.

When applying

We encourage you to apply for this role. To support your application, submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and provide detailed examples demonstrating how you meet these criteria. For any immediate questions, please email [e-mail].

Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

We are committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity, and creating an inclusive environment for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us, and whom we support.

Interview date

Week commencing 9 June 2025.