Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Care
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: 15 hours per week
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (To be able to work flexibly Monday to Friday. 3x 5 hr shifts 08:30-13:30 or 12:30-17:30,)
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0488
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Thirlestaine Breast Centre (Cheltenham)
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Healthcare Support Worker - Breast Care, Band 3
Band 3
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
Clinical Healthcare Support Worker - Breast Care, Band 3 (15 hours a week)
You will be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary breast care team delivering a high quality patient centred service for its users and their supporters.
Additional working pattern details: To be able to work flexibly Monday to Friday. 3x 5 hr shifts 08:30-13:30 or 12:30-17:30
Main duties of the job
Your main role will include, running and working within the symptomatic (2 week wait) clinic which runs daily. Your role will include supporting patients as they access services within the breast centre. You will chaperone patients having assessments and treatments in an outpatient setting.
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one or both of our innovative hospitals.
As well as generous annual leave allowance, you will have access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be liaising with patients, carers, admin staff, nursing team and radiology staff, consultants and visitors to the centre. Therefore you should have excellent communication skills and uphold the professional image of the breast centre at all times. You must strive to deliver safe care within a busy, challenging and changing clinical environment.
You will need to be supportive of the clinic team and welcome new staff into the department. You will be highly organised and strive for a well-functioning clinic – ensuring patients are advised of any delays.
You will be expected to act as a professional role model delivering care in a respectful and sensitive manner.
Our team prides itself on providing a caring and efficient service for all patients
Additional Contact Details
Senior Breast Specialist Nursing Team:
David Rider (Advanced Nurse Practitioner) - [email protected]
Rachel Currie (Senior Breast Nurse) - [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE equivalent English and Maths
Desirable criteria
- Previous acute healthcare experience
- Care certificate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to escalate concerns and promote patient safety
- Ability to learn and develop new skills and abilities
- Work with enthusiasm and genuine interest within the multidisciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Self motivated - able to prioritise and use initiative
- High standard of fundamental care
- Excellent interpersonal and teamworking skills
- Display caring attitude to patients, relatives, colleagues
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Enthusiastic
- Resilient under pressure
- Reliable, adaptable, dependable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ruth Keating
- Job title
- Senior Breast CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 6110
- Additional information
Senior Breast Specialist Nursing Team:
David Rider (Advanced Nurse Practitioner) - [email protected]
Rachel Currie (Senior Breast Nurse) - [email protected]
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