About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced nurse to join the Dermatology and Cancer Services team as a Macmillan Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). This is a rewarding and autonomous role supporting patients from the point of suspicion of cancer throughout their pathway. You will act as a key worker, ensuring patients receive personalised, high-quality care, expert advice and emotional support while contributing to service improvement.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a core member of cancer multidisciplinary team where patients with skin cancer are discussed. Be responsible for the provision of high quality, patient centred care, ensuring those living with a skin cancer have access to expert information, advice and support from the point of suspicion of cancer.
The post holder will act as Key Worker, co-ordinating the patients' pathway from the point of suspicion of cancer liaising with members of the multidisciplinary team ,other healthcare professionals across primary and secondary care and the voluntary sector to ensure a seamless service for patients and their families.
Responsible for the implementation of personalised care and support for those living with skin cancer in line with National directives, including the implementation of remote monitoring
The post holder will lead and participate in health promotion initiatives related to the prevention of skin cancer.
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
Supporting Patient ExcellenceEnsure everyone diagnosed with a Skin cancer receives a supported conversation about their needs, repeated as their needs change. To include Melanoma and High Risk SCC patients (as per the Nice Guidance)To undertake a comprehensive holistic assessment of patients needs (HNA) at key stages during the illness experience from the point of suspicion of cancer in line with National Directives using a recognised tool that can electronically record the patients/carers expressed needs. To develop a comprehensive care and support plan in consultation with the patient/family, ensuring a written copy is shared with the patient. To enable patients/carers to navigate to supportive services through referrals and/or sign posting to meet their individual range of needs.To attend weekly multidisciplinary team meetings and contribute to the discussion and patient assessment/care planning decisions. This is to include specialist meetings where the CNS represents the patient.To identify patients to be added to multidisciplinary meetings and complete proformas to add patients to specialist meetings, inform the consultants of the outcomes of these meetings.To act on scan findings and escalate findings to consultants.To run diagnosis clinics for new melanoma patients.To support skin cancer patients during significant consultations in Head and Neck, Plastics, and radiotherapy department .
Person Specification
Education Essential
RN Level 1 First Level Degree in cancer/palliative care or equivalent level of education or training Advanced communication skills training or equivalent level of education or training Level 2 Psychological Support Training or willingness to undertake A recognised leadership qualification Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of education, training or experience Fundamentals of cancer care module post graduate level or equivalent
Desirable
Registered independent nurse prescriber Evidence of IRMER training
Knowledge and Experience Essential
In-depth knowledge and experience of supporting the clinical management of patients living with Skin cancers including those on remote monitoring Experience of working with a range of health care professionals across primary and secondary care In-depth knowledge of the national frameworks related to cancer In-depth knowledge and experience in implementing the personalised care and support agenda Palliative care experience Leadership & Management Experience of leading research/audit Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK
Desirable
Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills Effective negotiation and interpersonal skills Analytical and IT skills Ability to develop policies, protocols & guidelines Planning and organisational skills Ability to work autonomously & as part of a team Assessment skills Ability to plan own workload & manage own time effectively Problem solving skills Mental effort - high degree of concentration and working with patients in the palliative stage of their disease on a regular basis Ability to exercise initiative & implement change Physical effort - work across the Trust supporting patients living with Skin cancers. May need to attend meetings outside the Trust
Personal Qualities Essential
Diplomatic, calm & objective Innovative, flexible, enthusiastic & motivated Assertive and confident, yet approachable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Northampton General Hospital
Address Dermatology Outpatients Northampton General Hospital
CLIFTONVILLE
Northampton
NN1 5BD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)