# Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-clinical-nurse-specialist/4160766a-48f3-498c-8f4e-2aeb860cefbd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-clinical-nurse-specialist/4160766a-48f3-498c-8f4e-2aeb860cefbd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** St Mary's Hospital (The Bays) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 pa inclusive - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T14:00:41.074Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/london/Imperial_College_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Cancer/Cancer-v8312346 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8312346?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are expanding our Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist teams here at Imperial, and this is an exciting opportunity to take on 3 new Lead CNS roles, for the H&N, Brain & Breast Cancer CNS teams. You will lead a team of band 6 & 7 CNSs and band 4 Cancer Support Workers within the speciality. We are seeking experienced Cancer CNSs with relevant clinical experience, excellent leadership, management and communication skills. You should be enthusiastic, forward thinking and motivated to join these busy services. You will have an excellent understanding of patient experience and support and developing staff to deliver high-quality care. You will have the opportunity to gain expert experience leading a team alongside managing your own clinical caseload. You will be expected to establish the role of the lead CNS within the team. You will need to be a leader, work autonomously as well as being part of a team and working with your peer lead CNSs & MDT to improve cancer patient care and experience. This is a great opportunity to develop your experience as both a leader and a cancer CNS, enhancing your leadership and clinical skills in a leading specialist cancer unit. Our services work across 3 hospital sites, some roles may require cross site travel. ### Main duties of the job The Lead/Team Lead CNS will provide clinical leadership, service management and line management to the CNS team/ service. - The Lead/ Team Lead CNS will deliver expert clinical care at an enhanced level and use their experience to support the band 6 and 7 CNSs within their practice and role. - A clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is a registered nurse with relevant experience and post-registration education for working at an enhanced level within a specific area of practice. They assess, manage, deliver care, advise on, and support patients. - CNSs have the autonomy to act and accept responsibility and accountability for their actions, acting as a skilled advisor for patients, or a resource for others. - CNSs perform specialist holistic assessment and treatment using a personalised approach. This is characterised by a level of decision making based on detailed knowledge and understanding of their area of practice. - As part of the multidisciplinary team CNSs can work in or across many settings, depending on their area of expertise and scope of practice. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial post registration experience at band 7 or above, including relevant CNS experience. - Experience of leadership - Experience of teaching and assessing others - Experience of audit and service development **Desirable** - Research experience and publication - Experience of line managing others ### Education/ qualifications **Essential** - NMC registration and a degree in related subject. - Post registration qualification(s) in speciality or relevant subject at level 7 (Cancer or site specific - Recognised teaching qualification and Advanced Communication Skills - Leadership and Management course(s) **Desirable** - MSc or MA in related speciality - Advanced physical assessment and clinical reasoning qualification - Leadership qualification - Quality improvement training ### Skills/knowledge/ abilities **Essential** - Ability to lead and manage a team **Desirable** - Ability to design and deliver education programmes. ## Documents - [fr (pdf, 220.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10636303) - [job description (pdf, 507.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10660824) - [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.