Skin Oncology - Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Skin Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The CNS will be motivated, proactive and an excellent communicator who works well within a team, whilst also autonomously managing their own case load.

You will be responsible for the day to day  delivery of Skin  cancer care services  within the trust as agreed with the Lead Nurse, in accordance of the Trust and national guidance.

You will work with patients being investigated and having a confirmed diagnosis of Skin  cancer, ensuring that national targets are meet in the delivery of the care.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will liaise with all appropriate members of multi-disciplinary team and ensure a seamless service between acute and primary care services.

You will be effective at communicating sensitive, condition-related information to patients and relatives, requiring high levels of empathy and reassurance. This includes highly complex information that needs to be conveyed to non-clinical people (e.g family).

The post holder will ensure the provision of appropriate verbal and written patient information, thus empowering the patient to make informed decisions.

You will maintain your own knowledge, competence and skills through regular clinical supervision, appraisal, personal development plans and appropriate training programmes.

You will also be expected to work in partnership with other professional, health and social care organisations, trade union and voluntary sector organisations to embed these principles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.