Macmillan Skin Cancer Cns

Macmillan Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist & Team Leader

Band 7, 0.8 wte

**Base**: SMH, with trust wide working

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced cancer nurse to be appointed as the nursing lead for our Trust Skin Cancer Specialist Nursing service.

The postholder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordination of specialist nursing care for patients with skin cancer through diagnosis, treatment and in follow up care. The role involves line management, clinical leadership and nurse led clinic work for patients receiving a cancer diagnosis. It also includes offering patients Holistic Needs Assessments using the Macmillan My Care Plan system.

We are seeking a highly motivated nurse with knowledge of and experience in supporting patients with skin cancer and strong leadership and management skills. We offer a friendly and supportive environment with development opportunities and all the benefits of being a Macmillan Professional.

To be the team leader for the specialist skin cancer nursing service based within Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The post provides service development, line management and leadership as well as direct clinical input as the Skin Cancer CNS. It offers important input to the skin cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) and as Skin Cancer CNS the role offers specialist nursing care to patients, and support and information to their carers. All care is holistic in nature and includes physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual and intellectual assessment and interventions.

The post holder will co-ordinate the care of patients with melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and other skin cancers supporting them and their families throughout diagnosis, treatment and in follow up care. They will act as key worker for these patients throughout the care pathway.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.