Job summary
- Main area
- Dermatology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 265-8055057-MED
- Employer
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dermatology Outpatients Northampton General Hospital
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/08/2026
Employer heading
Macmillan Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Supporting Patient Excellence
Ensure 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 patient’s 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 patient’s/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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- Registered independent nurse prescriber
- Evidence of IRMER training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Previous experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist
Skills
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Diplomatic, calm & objective
- Innovative, flexible, enthusiastic & motivated
- Assertive and confident, yet approachable
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharron Matthews
- Job title
- Modern Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07514941923
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