Band 7 - Macmillan Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist, Breast Unit
Main area Breast Unit Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
22.5 hours per week Job ref 360-B-10032-E
Department name West Herts - General Staffing Site St Albans City Hospital Town St Albans Salary £50,008 - £56,908 pa pro rata inc. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2025 23:59
Job overview
Band 7 - Macmillan Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist is a key position in the breast multidisciplinary team.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate expert nursing care and provide support to patients attending the breast unit with a suspected or diagnosed breast cancer.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the co-ordination and organisation of individual treatment programmes throughout the disease trajectory.
*This role is for 22.5 hours per week based at St Albans City Hospital*
*Previous applicants need not apply*
Main duties of the job
Working autonomously to manage her caseload of patients, whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team. Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals to ensure seamless service delivery.
To participate in Breast Clinics (results, follow up and metastatic) providing support and information for patients and relatives.
To act as the coordinator of care for the patient, ensuring the patient moves through the pathway speedily and ensuring the relevant treatment pathway is upheld.
This will involve ensuring all relevant tests are carried out promptly and involves liaising with consultants within and outside the trust as appropriate.
To assess new and ongoing metastatic patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting. To identify their psychological, physiological, emotional, spiritual and cultural needs in relation to their disease and the proposed treatment, providing a pathway of nursing care for the patient.
Working for our organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will provide specialist advice and psychological support.
The post holder will develop communication pathways with key stakeholders across health and social care settings.
The post holder will act as an expert resource and facilitator to educate and train other staff and students, helping to provide optimum nursing care for patients with breast cancer or related problems.
The post holder will be involved in developments of policies, involvement in quality and audit initiatives, and nursing research.
The post holder will actively seek to improve patient care through service improvement either autonomously or in collaboration with the service improvement team.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
* NMC Registration
* Nursing Degree
* Clinical Nurse Specialist experience
* Breast Cancer experience
* Palliative Care experience
* Advanced Communication Course
* Psychological 2 Training
* Breast Cancer BSc Module
Knowledge
* Highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience.
Experience
* Substantial experience at Band 6/7 level within a speciality
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.
As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name Nathalie Lewis Job title Macmillan Breast & Gynae Team Leader Email address nathalie.lewis@nhs.net Telephone number 01727 897562
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB
Telephone 01442 365234
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