Secondary Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist

The Secondary Breast Care nursing team are looking for an enthusiastic nurse who is passionate about patient experience and the delivery of quality patient-focused care, to join them as a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist, or depending on experience, a Band 5 with progression to Band 6 on completion of competencies.

We provide care and support to patients and their families, who have secondary breast cancer from diagnosis to end of life. We also currently care for Primary breast cancer patients who are undergoing, neo-adjuvant and adjuvant treatments. We work closely with Weston Park Hospital and attend their clinics.

We are a friendly hard-working team who is looking to expand and develop the secondary service. We work along-side a wider multi-disciplinary team and refer to other agencies to ensure a high quality and coordinated service is provided to all patients across different service providers.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, registered general nurse who is well organised, can prioritise workloads, has excellent communication skills, the ability to work well as part of a team and autonomously, and has a genuine interest in breast oncology care. You will be passionate about providing high standards of person-centred holistic care and improving patients care and experiences.

The role will involve you using your expert knowledge to support patients and their relatives in clinics, on the wards, provide support calls and telephone consultations.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital is located in Calow, Chesterfield, which is situated on a green field site on the edge of the Peak District National Park. It is home to the Crooked Spire and is also close to Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham, thus offering numerous choices for recreational activities and lifestyles.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital was officially opened by the queen in 1985 and since then it has continued to expand and modernise, currently holding approximately 550 beds. We provide acute in-patient and out-patient care for Chesterfield and the surrounding rural area of North Derbyshire, serving a population of approximately 350,000 people.

Depending on experience Band 6 or Band 5 development opportunity depending on experience