Lead Breast Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

Employer Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Surrey Town Guildford Salary £59,798 - £67,020 Per annum pro rata including high cost area supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 07/09/2026 23:59

Band 8a Lead Oncology Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

Are you an experienced Breast Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist with a passion for delivering outstanding patient care and inspiring others? We are seeking an exceptional and motivated nurse to join the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre as our Lead Breast Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead an established, highly regarded Breast CNS team within one of the UK's leading cancer centres. Working as part of our multidisciplinary team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for patients with breast cancer across their treatment pathway.

As the Lead Breast Oncology CNS, you will provide expert clinical leadership, operational management and strategic direction for the Breast CNS service. You will work closely with consultant oncologists, surgeons, allied health professionals, research teams and wider cancer services to ensure patients receive seamless, compassionate and personalised care.

• The post holder will lead and manage the Breast Nursing Team on a daily basis, ensuring that the team provide an excellent service to the Trust through evidence based practice, education, policy and guideline development.
• Develop and embed supported self-management initiatives, personalised care interventions and holistic patient support models.
• Provide highly specialised clinical expertise and professional leadership to multidisciplinary teams across acute, community and primary care settings.
• Be responsible for the operational management, service development and quality improvement of the pathways within remit.
• Contribute to workforce planning, education, governance, audit, research and service transformation.
• Work autonomously within professional and organisational frameworks, exercising advanced clinical judgement and leadership.
• Develop and manage nurse led clinics to streamline the breast cancer services to improve patient experience and develop effective pathways
• Maintain a high profile in clinical practice, promoting clinical excellence, initiating learning opportunities and promoting effective learning environments in all ward areas and clinic areas

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients’ homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

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• The post holder will lead and manage the Breast Nursing Team on a daily basis, ensuring that the team provide an excellent service to the Trust through evidence based practice, education, policy and guideline development.
• Develop and embed supported self-management initiatives, personalised care interventions and holistic patient support models.
• Provide highly…