Clinical Nurse Specialist - Secondary Breast Cancer/Neo-adjuvant

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to support patients with secondary breast cancer and those receiving neoadjuvant treatment. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while working within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

As a CNS, you will act as a key worker throughout the patient journey, providing expert clinical advice, care coordination, symptom management, and psychological support. You will work autonomously while collaborating closely with the breast care team and wider healthcare professionals to ensure seamless care and continuity across the cancer pathway.

The successful candidate will support patients, families, and carers, coordinate complex treatment pathways, facilitate access to investigations and treatments, and contribute to service development, quality improvement, and patient experience initiatives.

We are looking for a registered nurse with excellent communication, organisational, and clinical skills, a passion for delivering exceptional cancer care, and the ability to build strong therapeutic relationships.

In return, we offer opportunities for professional development, clinical supervision, and involvement in shaping and improving breast cancer services.

If you are committed to making a difference and delivering outstanding specialist care, we would love to hear from you.

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In this key role, responsibilities inclide:

• Act as a key worker for patients undergoing neo-adjuvant/adjuvant treatment and those with secondary breast cancer, providing holistic assessment, care planning, treatment coordination, and ongoing support throughout the patient pathway.
• Deliver specialist clinical care and psychological support to patients with complex cancer care needs through nurse-led clinics, inpatient reviews, and remote consultations.
• Provide expert advice, education, and information to patients, families, and carers, enabling informed decision-making and promoting supported self-management.
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure seamless communication, continuity of care, and integration of services across primary and secondary care.
• Advocate for patients, coordinate referrals, and signpost to appropriate services to meet physical, psychological, and supportive care needs.
• Support service development through participation in audit, quality improvement, research, and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to the education and development of staff, providing clinical supervision, teaching, mentorship, and specialist knowledge within the Trust.
• Maintain professional standards, uphold clinical governance requirements, and contribute to the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality cancer care.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.

We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!

Discover what it’s like to live and work in Bath, explore our RUH staff benefits, and learn how we’re building healthcare for the future through the Dyson Cancer Centre and our commitment to research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK