# Macmillan Head and Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/macmillan-head-and-neck-clinical-nurse-specialist/33a5c903-f924-4e2c-a4b5-572ac7424bac - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/macmillan-head-and-neck-clinical-nurse-specialist/33a5c903-f924-4e2c-a4b5-572ac7424bac.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Ashton Under Lyne - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T14:21:34.959Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/AshtonUnderLyne/Tameside_Glossop_Integrated_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Head_neck_cancer/Head_neck_cancer-v7805772 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7805772?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for Head and Neck Cancers ### Band 7  -  18.75 hours, permanent post An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse with a high level of experience working with Head and Neck cancers to become part of the Cancer services team.  The post holder will be expected to provide early input of specialist head and neck cancer nursing, assessment and provide clinical management advice for head and neck cancer admissions across the Trust. They will play a key role within the head and neck multidisciplinary team, working alongside clinicians supporting patients in outpatients and inpatient settings with both clinical and holistic care. They will be a key educational resource and participate in the education of the multi-disciplinary team in aspects of head and neck cancer trust wide. We want you to be a passionate and empathetic individual, with strong communication skills and experience of supporting people with head and neck cancer.  The successful applicant will act as the first point of clinical engagement for patients and their families when referred into the Trust with a suspected head and neck cancer. The post holder will be responsible for delivering specialised cancer nursing service to support cancer patients newly diagnosed with head and neck cancers. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for giving advice and education to patients diagnosed with Head & Neck cancer. Including support patients undergoing curative/palliative chemo-radiotherapy to the head & neck, and those with metastatic disease. The post holder will be exposed to complex airway management (tracheostomy/laryngectomy) and will have previous experience and be trained/proficient to change tracheostomy tubes/speaking valves, as well as experience of wounds and willingness to learn how to manage this specialised area of head & neck and demonstrate their ability to educate and teach junior colleagues. To provide patients and staff with specialist advice to manage complex symptoms Develop, improve, and promote the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost effective care utilising the support and guidance of senior colleagues. Develop and share expertise within the multidisciplinary team Develop the skills to act as a resource in the care of patient’s needs, ensuring an optimum level of service to patients and their carers Work closely with community and relevant network, other hospital and community staff to ensure an effective seamless service. To provide effective communication systems of support for patients. Ensure patients and families are aware of all treatment options, including clinical trials. Work as patient advocate, to help negotiate the patient journey to ensure optimum care is provided to the patient. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication skills - Tracheostomy/laryngectomy care at a senior level - Knowledge of clinical governance, quality improvement and change - Advanced clinical decision making skills - Ability to plan and carry out own workload - Ability to work alone as well as part of a team - Awareness of health and safety - Experience of running a nurse led clinic **Desirable** - Knowledge and experience of MDT working - Able to perform flexible nasendoscopy ### Education **Essential** - NMC registered nurse - Health related degree **Desirable** - Teaching qualification - Oncology/palliative care qualification - Advanced communication ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant ENT experience at senior level - Leadership and management experience - Understanding of cancer treatments and targets - Experience as a senior band 6/7 – ENT/head and neck cancer **Desirable** - Experience of research projects/audits ## Documents - [hospital site map (jpg, 160.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2829) - [hospital floor plan (pdf, 50.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1204) - [candidate recruitment pack (pdf, 917.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10073822) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 200.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10474648) ## 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.