Clinical Nurse Specialist Breast Care | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the breast cancer nursing team as Clinical Nurse Specialist. If you thrive on a challenge and feel that you can make a difference to the care of cancer patients, this post may be for you.

We offer one-stop diagnostic clinics every day, ensuring that patients with breast malignancies and those with benign disease receive the highest standard of care and support from the time of diagnosis and throughout their treatment pathway. Our breast surgeons offer a range of oncoplastic procedures, working closely with other providers in the network. The multi-disciplinary team provides seamless care to all patients from diagnosis through treatment to living with and beyond cancer; care is underpinned throughout by care from specialist nurses.

You will gain experience in caring for a wide variety of patients, including those referred from breast screening, second opinions alongside those presenting symptomatically. You will be involved in developing nursing practice with a particular focus on enhancing recovery from breast surgery as well as developing services to meet the survivorship and rehabilitative aspects of cancer care.

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual with excellent organisational skills and relevant post-registration experience. You will be required to have significant experience in the field of breast cancer nursing. We require someone who can work both autonomously and as part of a team with excellent communication skills being essential. You must have appropriate post-registration qualification and experience.

If you have experience of breast surgery or cancer care and are committed to providing excellence within a multi-disciplinary team, we would be delighted to hear from you. In return, we can offer opportunities to develop your career in a professional and supportive environment.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, University College Hospital Grafton Way Building, Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre, The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street.

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff. In the most recent NHS staff survey, UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.