Clinical Nurse Specialist - Maternity Cover

Closing Date
06 August 2026

Job Summary
Velindre Cancer Centre - Clinical Nurse Specialist -Breast Band 7

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join our clinical nurse specialist team at Velindre Cancer Centre. You will have experience in breast cancer care, oncology or palliative care and be passionate about delivering high quality care to this group of patients.

As part of the breast site specific team you will be responsible for delivering a quality support service to patients with breast cancer.

You will join a supportive, forward thinking and innovative multidisciplinary team who are committed to improving services and supporting patients on their cancer journey

You must have an understanding of the needs of cancer patients; possess excellent communication skills for advising and supporting patients, relatives and other health professionals along with knowledge of managing a range of conditions, including disease progression complications, and management of side effects of systemic anti-cancer treatment and radiotherapy.

You will be dynamic with an ability to work autonomously, prioritise care and balance workload in a busy environment whilst supporting colleagues. You will work in the outpatient setting and ensure that appropriate pathways are in place to follow the patient throughout their treatment, clinic and inpatient settings.

Main Duties of the Job

• Act as a patient's key worker and support the coordination of patient care along the treatment pathway
• Ensure patients are offered holistic needs assessments at relevant points throughout the pathway
• Assess patient information needs and meet those needs as required
• Clinically review and assess cancer patients in the Outpatients setting

This post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. PLEASE NOTE Applicants will need to get permission from their line manager before submitting their interest, a release form to be included with your application form can be downloaded here. (This form is for the staff member and line manager to complete and return to you)

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About Us
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service , as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.

Visit our website to find out more

Details
Date posted: 24 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 120-NMR169-0726
Job locations: Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre Road, Cardiff, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom

Job Responsibilities

• Attend outpatients clinics in order to meet patients and their carers and provide relevant information to support their treatment
• Provide psychological support and make referrals to relevant professionals when appropriate
• Act as a key worker for a clinical caseload of patients, working to coordinate care and provide easy access for ongoing support for patients
• Provide effective communication between patient, relative/carer and MDT
• Be fully conversant with treatment protocols and demonstrate knowledge of current evidence based management of patients within the speciality
• Actively participate in MDT meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views
• Accurately document patients care in accordance with Trust policies and standards
• Liaise with appropriate team members when patients are admitted as inpatients, either at Velindre cancer Centre, or another hospital
• Promotes a culture that supports patient self-management
• Assess patients information needs and provide relevant information to meet those needs
• Provide patient education
• Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code and professional practice and other relevant documentation

Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Degree in healthcare related subject
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Post registration qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant clinical subject

Desirable

• Advanced communication skills training
• Teaching qualification
• On Masters pathway

Skills and Attributes
Essential

• Teaching assessment and presentation skills
• Organisational and negotiation skills
• Clinical Assessment skills
• Ability to work autonomously and part of a team
• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to analyse complex information
• IT skills in word excel and PowerPoint
• Research and audit skills
• Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations

Desirable

• Supervision and delegation skills
• Evidence of effective team working across professional and organisational boundaries

Experience
Essential

• Relevant post registration experience in cancer, palliative care or the speciality
• Experience of multi-professional working
• Leadership experience
• Ability to support and influence change

Desirable

• Experience of independent practice
• Experience of written SOP's policies and procedures
• Experience of audit and research

Other
Desirable

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).