Personalised Care Breast Cancer Nurse Specialist

Windsor, ON
On-site
Posted Nov 5, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Lead the development and delivery of a holistic, evidence-based nurse-led service for breast cancer patients after active treatment, including personalised follow-up, clinics, education, symptom advice, and rapid re-access to specialist care. Coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team, support service improvement and innovation, and provide occasional assistance to patients during active treatment.

Job details

Job Overview We are pleased to invite applications to join the Breast Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) working cross site at both Parapet, Windsor and Frimley Park Hospital. More people are living with and beyond cancer. Receiving care that is tailored to a person’s needs can have a significant impact on their experience and quality of life. Providing personalised stratified follow-up is a vital part of delivering world class cancer services. Supported by the Band 8a Cross-Site CNS Team lead, the successful post holder will work together with cross-site colleagues to drive forward the Trust’s established Supported-Self-Management-Pathway (SSMP) service, also known as Patient Initiated Follow-Up (PIFU), in line with national cancer strategy to deliver personalised care. The CNS plays a pivotal role in ensuring excellent experience of care for breast cancer patients, both during and beyond their treatment. There is an expectation that the post holder will also provide ad hoc assistance to the Primary CNS team, in supporting patients newly diagnosed with a primary breast cancer and throughout their treatment. The post holder with gain experience in all aspects of care co-ordination and service delivery in the active treatment phase, as well as lead in the transition to supported-self-management and beyond. The role will be primarily based at The Parapet, Windsor, with a cross-site overview. Main duties of the job The successful applicant will have the responsibility for the ongoing development and delivery of a comprehensive nurse-led service that is holistic in its approach, evidence-based and meets the individual needs of breast cancer patients, following their active treatment. The post requires the ability to work autonomously, as well as within the team. We are looking for a forward-thinking senior nurse who is highly motivated to develop quality improvement opportunities within personalised care for breast cancer patients. The successful candidate will be ambitious and dynamic in their approach to service transformation and innovation. The role will require care co-ordination with the MDT; delivering nurse-led clinics; providing specialist advice on breast awareness, including information about signs and symptoms to look out for, which could suggest their cancer has returned; and facilitating rapid re-access to their breast cancer team, including telephone advice and support, if they are worried about any symptoms, including side effects of treatment. There will be an opportunity to work with the Macmillan Information and Support Service to continue the established Health and Well-Being Days and other exciting initiatives. Administrative support will also be provided. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For further information regarding this role, please refer to the attached job description/person specification. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Degree in Nursing and current NMC registration Breast/oncology care qualification Leadership / project management qualification Teaching or Mentorship qualification Desirable criteria Psychology Level 2 training Physical assessment qualification NMP qualification Prosthesis fitting qualification Advanced communication skills training / Sage and Thyme training Experience Essential criteria Management / leadership experience Band 6 CNS experience Experience delivering nurse-led clinics Breast cancer / oncology / SACT / palliative care experience Desirable criteria Band 7 CNS experience Experience in creating, maintaining and reporting audits for service improvement Experience in MDT working Skills and Knowledge Essential criteria Awareness of national cancer strategy and guidelines Previous patient education / support / counselling skills Evidence of continuous professional development. Desirable criteria Involvement in research and audit Service improvement, report writing and presentation skills Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first. We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services. We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations. Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care. Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together. Apply online now

What you’ll do

Requirements

Applicants must have a nursing degree, current NMC registration, a breast or oncology care qualification, and qualifications in leadership or project management and teaching or mentorship. They should have Band 6 CNS and leadership experience, experience delivering nurse-led clinics and relevant breast cancer, oncology, SACT, or palliative care, plus knowledge of national cancer guidance and patient education or support skills.