Trainee​/Breast care nurse

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The closing date is 11 February 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Breast Care Unit at Torbay Hospital, working 30 hours per week on a permanent basis.

Our dedicated team of 13 breast care nurses provides high-quality, patient‑centred care in line with national guidelines for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer.

We welcome applications from candidates with or without specialist qualifications as full on‑the‑job training will be provided, including a structured development pathway for those who do not currently meet the desirable criteria for a Band 6 post.

If you do not hold the specialist qualification, you may be considered for a Band 5 developmental role. In this case, you will be supported to undertake the necessary training and development to progress to a Band 6 Breast Care Nurse position within a one‑year timeframe.

Previous applicants are encouraged to reapply only if they have taken feedback into consideration or gained relevant experience/improvements since their last application.

As a Registered Breast Care Nurse with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary professional team to assess care needs and to plan, deliver and evaluate care programmes.

Your duties will include although not limited to:

• CNS case load of breast cancer patients 80-100 annually.
• To develop the skills to manage a caseload of cancer patients, covering all clinics.
• To act as an educator to other healthcare professional including supporting and developing our Junior staff

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities -

• professional knowledge and skills within a competency based framework as a cancer clinical nurse specialist
• the skills to manage a caseload of cancer patients in the Surgical/Oncology unit

To provide:

• nursing contribution in co-ordinating the care of patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
• specialist nursing contribution to the decision making process within multi-professional teams, offering support and education to patients, carers and families.
• support for Breast Care Clinical Nurse Specialist in nurse led Breast Care Unit clinics and provide support during Annual leave and study leave

To act:

• as an educator to other health care professionals with regard to the psychosocial support of cancer patients.

Please refer to the combined job description and person specification for full role responsibilities and job eligibility. When applying for the position, please indicate your suitability for the role in the supporting information.

• 2 years post registration RGN
• Demonstrates academic study in the last 2 years
• Good supporting evidence about rationale for becoming a CNS
• Counselling course

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.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust