Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse SpecialistNHS

Job summary

The Band 7 Dermatology Skin Cancer Nurse provides advanced specialist

nursing care to patients with suspected, confirmed and recurrent skin

cancers across the dermatology and skin cancer pathway. The post holder

will work autonomously and collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to

deliver high-quality, evidence-based care, ensuring patients receive timely

assessment, treatment, education and ongoing support throughout their

cancer journey.

Main duties of the job

1. The Dermatology Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is a senior specialist practitioner responsible for providing expert, compassionate and evidence-based nursing care for patients with suspected or confirmed skin cancer. Working as an integral member of the Skin Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), the post holder will coordinate the patient pathway from the point of suspicion through diagnosis, treatment, recovery, survivorship and, where appropriate, palliative and end-of-life care.

Job description

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About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.