Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job Title

Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

Employer

Whittington Health

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

We are looking for a motivated senior nurse to join our Breast Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) as an integral member. In this role, you will provide expert advice and compassionate support to patients with breast cancer and their families, guiding them from diagnosis through treatment and follow‑up care.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and compassionate support to patients with breast cancer and their families, guiding them from diagnosis through treatment and follow‑up care.
• Manage your own caseload, coordinate care, and ensure seamless communication across all professionals involved in the patient pathway.
• Deliver specialist education to staff and patients, uphold national care standards, and act as a key worker to ensure patients receive essential information and support.
• Meet national data requirements and contribute to local and national audits.
• Ensure completion of Macmillan Holistic Needs Assessments and Care Plans at key points in the cancer pathway, and liaise with allied health professionals to provide referrals and signposting to appropriate services.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Health Care Provider

Equality and Diversity Statement

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, valuing differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to adopt recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We believe that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Contact

Name: Gemma Ingram‑Adams
Job title: Lead Cancer Nurse
Email address: g.ingram@nhs.net