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Job summary

Main area
Surgery and Cancer
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
200-7383024-GO-ND
Employer
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Georges Hospital
Town
Tooting,London
Salary
£56,276 - £63,176 per annum inc HCAS (pro-rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/08/2025 23:59

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Macmillan Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7

Job overview

  • An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic nurse to join our team of Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists within the Head and Neck cancer pathway.
  • St George’s is a tertiary referral centre for Head and Neck surgery and provide surgical interventions for patients from
    across the South West London.
  • As a pivotal member of the team you will be passionate about the delivery of a high quality, safe and effective care to St George’s cohort of Head and Neck Cancer patients. 
  • You will meet patients pre-diagnosis and act as a key worker for them throughout their cancer pathway.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide care for patients with suspected and newly diagnosed Head and Neck cancer patients and their families with particular emphasis on counselling and emotional support, ensuring easy access to telephone support.
  • To know when to refer on to other professionals for more specialist guidance, support, advice, and counselling.
  • To Support the Trust in achieving compliance with Direct to Test, Urgent Suspected Cancer (USC) and Referral to Treatment waiting time targets with participation in head and Neck Telephone Assessment Clinic (TAC).
  • Leading on patient and carer communication issues and co-ordination of the patient pathway for patients referred to the team.
  • Provides guidance, support, advice and counselling to patients and their family / carers along the patient pathway.
  • Acting as the key worker or responsible for nominating the key worker for the patients dealing with the team.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

 After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication Skills
Desirable criteria
  • Advanced Communication Skills
  • Psychological assessment level 2 skills

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 2 Years band 6/7 experience
Desirable criteria
  • Counselling Qualification
  • Head and Neck CNS experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current NMC Registration
  • First Level Degree
  • Oncology module or relevant qulaification
Desirable criteria
  • Masters Degree
  • Physical Assessment Module
  • Teaching Experience

Research

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of current clinical and nursing research related to H and N Cancer
  • Ability to critically analyse data
  • Ability to carry out audit.
Desirable criteria
  • Research Course and/or Experience
  • Published Work

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • An understanding of audit, research and evidence based practice
  • Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Management and Leadership

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of clinical leadership qualities
  • Evidence of excellent documentation/written skills
  • Ability to work autonomously or as part of a multiprofessional team
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of change management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDCapital Nurse, LondonNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerStep into healthDisability Advice Line

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Catherine Lyons
Job title
Lead Head and Neck and Neuro- Oncology CNS
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02087253401
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