Surgical Breast Care CNS

UHCW; Rugby; Vor Ort; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Surgical Breast Care team in Rugby. The post is Band 6, 37.5 hours, full-time, fixed-term for 12 months to cover maternity leave, with cross-site working between Trust sites.

The role focuses on high-quality, patient-centred care from diagnosis through treatment, with opportunities for professional development within a multidisciplinary breast care service.

Qualifikationen

• Current Professional Registration (NMC registered).
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Teaching and assessing qualification.
• Study at level 6 (degree/ diploma).
• Accredited course in breast care.
• Advanced communication skills course.

Aufgaben

• Provide specialist nursing care, support and advice to patients with breast cancer.
• Act as a key worker for patients, ensuring continuity of care.
• Undertake clinical assessments and support patients physically and psychologically.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to coordinate evidence-based care.
• Provide information, education and emotional support to patients and families.
• Contribute to service development and clinical governance.

Kenntnisse

NMC registration

CPD

Teaching qualification

Breast care knowledge

Advanced communication

Ausbildung

Degree/diploma (level 6)

Jobbeschreibung

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Surgical Breast Care

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Breast surgery Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (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.) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 0900-1700, Multi site working) Job ref 218-NM-B6-8353794

Site Hospital of St Cross Town Rugby Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 19/11/2026

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a specialist breast care service?

We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our established Surgical Breast Care Nursing Team.

This rewarding role offers the opportunity to work within a specialist multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality care and support to patients throughout their breast care journey. Based at the Laurel Unit, Hospital of St Cross, Rugby, you will play a key role in delivering compassionate, patient-centred care and supporting patients and their families through what can often be a challenging and life-changing experience.

The successful candidate will be committed to maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice and delivering an excellent patient experience.

This is a full-time post (37.5 hours per week), working Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00, for a period of 12 months to cover maternity leave.

As cross-site working is required across the Trust, applicants must be able to travel between sites when required.

If you are passionate about making a difference and would like to be part of a supportive and experienced team, we would love to hear from you.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality care for breast cancer patients and their families in the acute setting from diagnosis to adjuvant treatment.

Working as part of the Surgical Breast Care Nursing Team, the successful candidate will:

• Provide specialist nursing care, support and advice to patients with breast cancer.
• Act as a key worker for patients, ensuring continuity of care throughout diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
• Undertake clinical assessments and support patients in managing the physical and psychological impact of their diagnosis and treatment.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to coordinate and deliver evidence-based care.
• Provide information, education and emotional support to patients and their families.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and clinical audit activities.
• Support and promote health education and patient empowerment.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

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

• Current Professional Registration (NMC registered)
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Study at level 6 (degree/ diploma)
• Accredited course in breast care
• Advanced communication skills course

Experience

• Professional clinical experience in appropriate speciality
• Ability to successfully manage people and change
• Experience in HR and management related issues
• Resource management

Knowledge

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

Skills

• 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

• 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.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Hannah Colledge Job title Surgical Breast Care Nurse Specialist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01788 663412 Additional information

Working days Monday, Wednesday & Thursday.