Clinical Nurse Specialist - Cancer Services Macmillan Wellbeing

Job overview

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Cancer Services Macmillan Wellbeing / Neurology

Department: Macmillian Wellbeing / Neurology

Band 7 - £49,387 - £56,515

Hours: Full time, 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

This is a very exciting opportunity to become a pivotal member of the wellbeing service at MKUH cancer centre. The post holder will be responsible for the Wellbeing cancer CNS support as well as supporting patients under the Neurology cancer service shared with Oxford University Hospital. The post holder will have expert knowledge and clinical skills within cancer management and will have worked with patients and families providing holistic support. Understanding the importance is both medical and psychological care.

'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

Interview Date  - 8th June 2026

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have operational responsibility for the Neurology cancer CNS workload and supporting the wider wellbeing team on group and individual activities surrounding patient and family care. They will have excellent communication skills, strong leadership, management, and interpersonal skills with the ability to drive change to ensure that the cancer service in the Trust is both safe and effective.

The post holder will be a highly visible presence across the specialty, they will work to ensure the highest standards of care, setting and maintaining standards of clinical excellence and continuously improving experiences for patients, families and carers.

This rapidly expanding modern and busy unit offers many training opportunities for their staff, recent developments have led to opening of a new Cancer Centre which opened early 2020 and a radiotherapy unit opened early 2025 in partnership with Oxford University Hospital. This developing service is supported by a forward thinking & supportive Management Team, Nurse Practitioners, Palliative Care Team & Macmillan Information and Support Centre. We firmly believe in holistic care, complementary therapy, clinical psychology, and Citizen Advice Bureau all have clinics in the unit. We also offer carers and patient support groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Analyses and interprets national and local recommendations for Neurology cancer and develops plans with others to implement and achieve compliance
• Attends quarterly cancer network meetings in the specialty of Neurology cancer
• Contributes to the hospital weekly MDT meeting and the cancer network measures it must achieve
• Contributes to key work of the senior cancer nursing team across the hospital (practice development in patient areas, improving the patient experience)
• Maintains the key standards of the senior cancer nursing team (patient access to specialist nursing, high quality patient information and support)
• Attends the monthly senior cancer nurse meeting in the hospital
• Establishes strong professional relationships with senior medical and nursing staff
• Is a highly visible role model for expert practice in Neurology cancer nursing
• Contributes to the development of a critical thinking and research culture within the multi – professional team and the senior cancer nursing team Please refer to the attached Job Description for full details