Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist, Band 6 in Cheltenham

At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital. With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, we bring together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver.

Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals. We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care.

We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

The role of the Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist is to provide emotional support for patients receiving a diagnosis and support through their treatment pathway. The Clinical Nurse Specialist would be present for clinic appointments and follow up patients throughout their pathway and post treatment. The Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist team provide holistic needs assessments for each patient and answer any queries or concerns in a timely manner. In addition, the breast care nursing team support genetics counselling and post operative wound assessments and treatment plans. The post holder will communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team involved in planning and delivering patient care and treatment.

Main duties of the job:

• Liaise with the various multi-disciplinary teams regarding the management of patients.
• Use advanced communication skills to promote a positive working environment, impart significant news, and implement change.
• Complete nurse led appointments and follow up clinics via face to face and telephone where appropriate.
• Complete aseptic technique and wound assessments to create a treatment plan for patients with consultant review.
• Support breast screening programme referrals to the breast service.
• Complete patient end of treatment summaries.
• Attend weekly breast MDT.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
• Participation within shared governance councils.
• Support capacity within the clinical area in order to expedite investigations and improve patient experience.
• Support breast care awareness initiatives.

We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.

Person specification:

• Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of a professional portfolio, registration revalidation & commitment to lifelong learning.
• Recognised Health Assessment course or willing to work towards.
• Passion for teaching, education and practice development and ability to professionally develop individuals.
• Demonstrates ability to question and challenge nursing practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved.
• Able to effectively and appropriately elevate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety.
• Experience of working with surgical urological patients OR Oncology patients.
• Experience of supporting patients who have a cancer diagnosis.
• Evidence of post graduate learning.

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.