+ Coordinate the Patients journey through the Breast Care Service. + Acts as Key Worker for Breast Cancer patients. + Act as clinical supervisor to peers. + Provide specialist clinical advice/support/information to Patients, Carers, Relatives, Breast Care Core/Extended Team Members and staff/organisations associated to the speciality. + Enable patients with specialist breast care needs to attain their best possible quality of life and promote their cancer journey experience - acting as patient advocate when required. + Require enhanced communication skills to break bad news on a frequent basis and provide telephone counselling. + Drainage of Seroma. + Prescribe Permanent Breast Prosthetics. + Refer patients onto other Specialities as appropriate. + Act upon referrals from other members of the Multi Professional Health Care Team/Providers, Community Practitioners, GPs, Patients and Carers + Monitor the Cancer Targets for Breast Care. + Notify Primary Health Care Teams of Serious diagnosis.Working for our organisation Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites. Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'. For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, + The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust define a nurse specialist as a qualified nurse where the primary purpose of role is to provide guidance and support based on advanced level knowledge to patients, carers and health professionals concerning a specific disease/condition. + Within the sphere of specialist practice: o Is working towards advanced knowledge and skills within specialist sphere of practice o Contributes to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients. o Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge. o Contributes to training and education within specialist area. The role will involve working across the organisation to provide Breast Care Services at the Freeman and Royal Victoria Infirmary as required. Working with adult patients who have or fear that they may have breast cancer. These may be in-patients, out-patients and/or day care patients in the Speciality of Breast Care (or those referred for an opinion from other specialities). They may have substantial informational, emotional and personal needs. This post involves giving and receiving highly complex and sensitive information. Flexibility is required as Clinic Workload and Patient Emotional Response is unpredictable and patients may require rapid access to the breast care service. National Targets/Standards in relation to Breast Cancer Care have a yearly review. This requires a yearly response from the Breast Care Team. Involvement in the Cancer Network is expected in this role. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay. Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay. Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic, pro-active and highly motivated individual to join the Newcastle Hospitals breast care nursing team, as a band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist. You will be joining a well-established and growing team of Breast Care Nurse Specialists who provide an excellent service to patients who have been diagnosed with early breast cancer who require a comprehensive programme of support throughout their diagnosis, treatment and beyond. We are looking for an individual who is forward thinking, responsive to the needs of patients and the service and appreciate working within a multi-disciplinary team. The successful applicant will have significant post registration experience with the ability to work autonomously and as part of the breast specialist team. In return we will provide you with excellent personal and career development opportunities: we have a strong commitment to high levels of support within the nursing team, in order to facilitate your development. We actively encourage all team members to be involved in shaping the service we offer our patients.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We're in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.