Clinical Nurse Specialist, Surgical Breast Care

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Rugby; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking a breast care clinical leader to support management, develop services and ensure high-quality patient care. You will assess breast patients, guide care plans, and lead teaching for staff, patients and carers while promoting evidence-based practice and policy adherence.

The role requires leadership, advanced clinical skills and the ability to travel between sites as needed, with an emphasis on governance and continuous

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration with evidence of CPD.
• Teaching and assessing qualification.
• Degree or diploma at level 6 or equivalent.
• Commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for actions in line with the Code of Professional Conduct and policy.
• Communicate clinical decisions and care pathways to patients, carers and the multi-professional team.
• Provide clinical leadership and support to management, contributing to service development.
• Advise staff on national/local policy and ensure clinical governance is embedded.
• Conduct clinical assessment of a group of breast patients and plan/evaluate care.
• Demonstrate advanced technical/practical skills for complex patient monitoring and care.
• Lead education and training for identified staff, patients and carers; supervise and mentor as required.

Skills

IT skills

Communication

Prioritisation

Time management

Travel between sites

Education

NMC registration

CPD (continuous professional development)

Teaching qualification

Degree/diploma (level 6)

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to breast patients/carers and the multi-professional team.
• A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
• A resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice.
• Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of breast patients ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated/audited.
• Demonstrate a high level of technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including complex patient monitoring; equipment management and defined expanded clinical roles e.g. seroma aspiration.
• Responsible for education and training provision of identified staff groups, patients and carers within defined areas participating in supervision and mentorship as required.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Please be advised that interviews for this post are scheduled for 19th November 2026.

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates - If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current Professional Registration (NMC registered) Evidence of continuous professional development Teaching and assessing qualification Study at level 6 (degree/ diploma)

Desirable criteria

• Accredited course in breast care Advanced communication skills course

Experience

Essential criteria

• Professional clinical experience in appropriate speciality Ability to successfully manage people and change

Desirable criteria

• Experience in HR and management related issues Resource management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence based practice. A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures Knowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision

Desirable criteria

• A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS Experience in Policy / Service Development

Skills

Essential criteria

• IT skills Patient focused Excellent communication skills Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively Good management of time Able to use initiative and make decisions Analyses problems and implements effective solutions Ability to travel between sites when required

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Evidence of demonstrating the Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect) and the associated Values in Action behaviours in the workplace. For posts with managerial responsibility only Evidence of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and ensuring fair and equitable practices throughout your work experience. Evidence of promoting a culture which helps individuals live behaviours aligned to our Trust Values (Compassion, Openness, Pride, Partnership, Improve, Learn and Respect)

To ensure that we provide world‑class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

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