Macmillan Nurse Specialist

Job summary 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. The breast service also contains the North East of England Breast Screening Service. Interview Date Tuesday 23 December 2025 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy. NO AGENCIES PLEASE Main duties of the job 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. About us 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. Our staff oversee over 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 Job details Date posted: 24 November 2025 Pay scheme: Agenda for change Band: Band 6 Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full‑time Reference number: 317‑2025‑44‑010 Job location Royal Victoria Infirmary 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary NE1 4LP Job responsibilities 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: Is working towards advanced knowledge and skills within specialist sphere of practice. Contributes to the facilitation of the planning, delivery and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients. Support the development of nursing practice within the specialist field and contribute to the body of nursing knowledge. Contributes to training and education within specialist area. Person Specification Knowledge (Essential) Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship if relevant to role Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context Has understanding/experience of adult/child safeguarding Knowledge (Desirable) Extensive knowledge of the National Breast Screening Programme SKILLS (Essential) Good IT skills Effective report writing skills Able to work independently and as a member of a team Effective organisation and time management skills Current driving licence if relevant to role SKILLS (Desirable) Change management skills and involvement in project work EXPERIENCE (Essential) Some post registration experience within related specialist area of practice Extended clinical practice underpinned by training and assessment EXPERIENCE (Desirable) Research or audit experienceEvidence of contribution towards education and training programmes QUALIFICATIONS (Essential) Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch) Current NMC registration Diploma plus specialist qualifications/experience within specialist area; prepared to take degree level study QUALIFICATIONS (Desirable) Degree in health related subject Advanced Breast Care Nursing qualification Advanced Communication Skills Training Counselling Certificate (minimum 100 hours) Teaching qualification 998, 126/127, or City and Guilds 730 Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. Employer details Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Royal Victoria Infirmary 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary NE1 4LP Employer website: https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us #J-18808-Ljbffr