Senior Breast Care Nurse - Peterborough

Job overview

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit an experienced and motivated Senior Breast Care Nurse to provide clinical leadership and specialist expertise within our Breast Services team. This is afixed-term position for 12 months to provide maternity leave cover.

The successful candidate will be an experienced senior nurse with a strong clinical background and a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care within women's health services. They will play a key role in supporting patients throughout their breast care pathway, providing expert clinical advice, leadership, and guidance to both patients and colleagues.

Applicants should demonstrate:

• Current NMC registration and substantial post-registration experience.
• Experience working in a senior nursing role.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• A commitment to delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care.
• A strong interest in breast care and women's health services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dedicated multidisciplinary team and make a meaningful difference to the experience and outcomes of patients accessing Breast Services.

*Please Note the advert may close sooner than the date advertised due to levels of interest, closing of the advert will happen with no notice*

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TheSenior Breast Care Nurse will act as a clinical expert within Breast Services, providing specialist nursing leadership and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care across the breast cancer and screening pathways.

The post holder will:

• Provide expert clinical leadership and specialist nursing expertise within Breast Services, ensuring the effective delivery and ongoing development of clinical nursing pathways.
• Support the delivery of breast cancer and screening services by providing professional leadership, clinical advice, and expert guidance to patients, carers, and multidisciplinary team members.
• Ensure patient care is delivered in accordance with Trust policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), national guidance, and best practice standards.
• Provide specialist education, support, and advice to patients throughout their care journey, promoting informed decision-making and a positive patient experience.
• Undertake specialist clinical nursing activity within the Breast Service, maintaining high standards of care and professional practice.
• Lead, support, and develop the clinical nursing workforce, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care.
• Be responsible for the day-to-day line management of the Breast Care Nursing Team and supporting staff, including performance management, appraisal, training, and professional development.

Working for our organisation

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month’s salary. Volunteers are exempt.

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Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications—please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship
Applications from candidates requiring UK sponsorship are welcome where the role is eligible for sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) rules.

Please note that not all roles will meet the eligibility requirements for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Eligibility is determined by factors including occupation code, skill level and salary thresholds in line with UKVI guidance.

Most non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals require a visa to work in the UK. Candidates are encouraged to review current visa requirements and eligibility before applying:
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If applying from overseas, you may also be required to provide a criminal record certificate for any country in which you have lived for 12 months or more during the past 10 years.