Macmillan Breast Cancer CNS | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider in Greater London seeks an enthusiastic Breast Cancer CNS to join their dynamic nursing team. This role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high standards of care for patients with breast cancer. Responsibilities include providing specialist advice, promoting excellence in practice, and assisting in service development. Interested candidates should apply before the closing date of November 6, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cancer waiting times targets and pathways communication.
• Act as a specialist resource by providing comprehensive advice and training.
• Promote excellence in clinical practice and quality standards.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the breast cancer nursing team. As a Breast Cancer CNS, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that patients with breast cancer receive the highest standard of care and support from diagnosis, throughout the cancer pathway and to live with and beyond cancer.

Responsibilities

• To perform an effective key role within the MDT to deliver cancer waiting times targets and pathways communication.
• To act as a specialist resource for patients and the clinical team by providing comprehensive advice, information, teaching and training both within LNWH and externally.
• Update own clinical and specialist knowledge. Contribute to audit processes. Undertake, where appropriate, nursing research with published outcomes.
• Promote excellence in clinical practice, and the setting of quality standards within specialty.
• Active involvement in the development of the service locally and nationally.
• Delivering excellent clinical care for breast cancer patients.

About London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH)

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Thursday 6 Nov 2025