An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, to join a small nursing team delivering care to patients with a skin cancer diagnosis. This is an interesting and varied post involving face to face and telephone care, management of patients with skin cancer including being there at diagnosis to support and supporting them through their journey. Your skills and knowledge should also enable you to undertake nurse led follow up clinics of patients with a skin cancer diagnosis, under the care of a doctor. At band 6 entry level you will have support from the existing Lead Skin Cancer Nurses and the wider nursing team . Regular in-house teaching and appropriate external conferences also support essential knowledge in this fast moving field. Personal attributes you will need are excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail even when working under pressure. You must also be proactive and motivated to learn this specialist field to high standard and deliver high-quality, safe, evidence based and compassionate patient care, with excellent organisational skills and be computer literate.

Main duties of the job

• Running follow-up clinics
• Providing education and counselling to patient, carers ad their families
• Attending MDT meetings
• Working alongside and liaising with the Multidisciplinary team
• Answering the phone and triaging calls
• Supporting patients face to face and by telephone
• Ensuring timely care for patients

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person specification Shortlisting Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse RGN
• Minimum of 3 years Skin Cancer experience

Nursing Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse RGN
• 5 years post registration experience
• Minimum of 3 years Skin Cancer experience

Desirable criteria

• Degree level study minimum
• Current qualification or competence in dermoscopy and/or lesions recognition
• Computer literate
• Willing to undertake non medical prescribing course

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Dermoscopy or lesion recognition qualification or competence
• Advanced communication skills training

Desirable

• Evidence of masters level study

Experience

Essential

• At least 3 years experience of working with skin cancer patients

Desirable

• Dermatology/Plastic surgery experience

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital North Midlands

Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent

ST4 6QG

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