# Specialist Nurse - Breast Care (Bank)

**Company**: The Ridgeway Hospital
**Location**: Swindon
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: bank
**Salary**: Up to £25.00 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Specialist Nurse - Breast Care to join our team at The Ridgeway Hospital in Swindon. This is a bank role working on an 'as and when required' basis, supplementing staffing levels during busy periods and providing cover for existing staff in times of annual leave or absence.

The successful candidate will act as a clinical expert in cancer pathways, supporting diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and survivorship care. They will undertake specialist assessments, contribute to holistic care planning, symptom management and ongoing review, and provide emotional, psychological and practical support to patients and carers throughout the cancer journey.

Responsibilities include:

- Acting as a clinical expert in cancer pathways

- Undertaking specialist assessments and contributing to holistic care planning

- Providing emotional, psychological and practical support to patients and carers

- Working closely with Consultants, MDT members, allied health professionals and support services

- Ensuring practice is compliant with national guidance, professional standards and Circle Health Group policies

- Keeping up to date with advances in oncology practice

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

- Registered Nurse (Adult, Child, or Mental Health) with valid NMC registration

- Significant post-registration experience in the relevant specialty area

- Demonstrable specialist knowledge and advanced clinical skills

- SACT qualification or experience supporting systemic anti-cancer therapy services

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

- Postgraduate qualification or recognised specialist training in the relevant clinical area

- Non-medical prescribing qualification (if applicable)

- Experience in audit, service improvement, or clinical leadership

- Teaching or mentorship qualification

Circle Health Group offers a competitive hourly rate of up to £25.00 per hour, depending on level of experience, training and qualification.

## Skills

### Required
- NMC registration
- specialist knowledge
- advanced clinical skills
- SACT qualification
- non-medical prescribing
- audit
- service improvement
- clinical leadership
- teaching
- mentorship

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