Senior Breast Care Nurse - Peterborough

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Breast Care Nurse to provide clinical leadership and specialist expertise within our Breast Services team. This fixed-term 12-month maternity leave cover offers a chance to lead high-quality, patient-centred care across the breast care pathway.

The successful candidate will have substantial post-registration experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and a dedicated focus on women's health services.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration and substantial post-registration experience.
• Experience working in a senior nursing role.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• A commitment to delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care.
• A strong interest in breast care and women's health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership and specialist nursing expertise within Breast Services, ensuring the effective delivery and ongoing development of clinical nursing pathways.
• Support the delivery of breast cancer and screening services by providing professional leadership, clinical advice, and expert guidance to patients, carers, and multidisciplinary team members.
• Ensure patient care is delivered in accordance with Trust policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), national guidance, and best practice standards.
• Provide specialist education, support, and advice to patients throughout their care journey, promoting informed decision-making and a positive patient experience.
• Undertake specialist clinical nursing activity within the Breast Service, maintaining high standards of care and professional practice.
• Lead, support, and develop the clinical nursing workforce, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day line management of the Breast Care Nursing Team and supporting staff, including performance management, appraisal, training, and professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

NMC registration

Job description

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit an experienced and motivated Senior Breast Care Nurse to provide clinical leadership and specialist expertise within our Breast Services team. This is a fixed-term position for 12 months to provide maternity leave cover.

The successful candidate will be an experienced senior nurse with a strong clinical background and a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within women's health services. They will play a key role in supporting patients throughout their breast care pathway, providing expert clinical advice, leadership, and guidance to both patients and colleagues.

Applicants Should Demonstrate

• Current NMC registration and substantial post-registration experience.


• Experience working in a senior nursing role.


• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.


• A commitment to delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care.


• A strong interest in breast care and women's health services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated multidisciplinary team and make a meaningful difference to the experience and outcomes of patients accessing Breast Services.

• Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

The Senior Breast Care Nurse will act as a clinical expert within Breast Services, providing specialist nursing leadership and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care across the breast cancer and screening pathways.

The Post Holder Will

• Provide expert clinical leadership and specialist nursing expertise within Breast Services, ensuring the effective delivery and ongoing development of clinical nursing pathways.


• Support the delivery of breast cancer and screening services by providing professional leadership, clinical advice, and expert guidance to patients, carers, and multidisciplinary team members.


• Ensure patient care is delivered in accordance with Trust policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), national guidance, and best practice standards.


• Provide specialist education, support, and advice to patients throughout their care journey, promoting informed decision-making and a positive patient experience.


• Undertake specialist clinical nursing activity within the Breast Service, maintaining high standards of care and professional practice.


• Lead, support, and develop the clinical nursing workforce, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care.


• Be responsible for the day-to-day line management of the Breast Care Nursing Team and supporting staff, including performance management, appraisal, training, and professional development.

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kaylie Harvey Job title: Service Manager & Lead Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01733 673047. Can also be contacted via MS teams