Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist - Skin Cancer | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 13 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 p.a inc HCA (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2025 |
| Location: | Great Maze Pond,, SE1 9RT |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7199677/196-NM12877 |
Summary
Position Title:Dermatology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for Skin Cancer - 1 year fixed Term contract
Full-time Equivalent: 37.5 hours per week
Working Hours:09:00 am – 17:00 pm
The St John’s Institute of Dermatology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has a long history of providing specialised skin cancer care for patients diagnosed with skin cancer. An exciting opportunity has arisen within our friendly dermatology skin cancer services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital. We are looking for two experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 7) to join our well-established team. This new role involves working with dermatology clinicians to support the new tele dermatology services, alongside face-to-face follow-ups.
The successful candidate will work closely with the team to ensure that patients receive comprehensive support throughout their cancer treatment journey. The role includes involvement in general dermatology and urgent skin clinics.
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will be responsible for supporting patients through their diagnosis and treatment, facilitating their care pathways. You will also act as a key worker for patients and collaborate with the multidisciplinary teams involved in their care. The post holder must have a willingness to work towards a Nurse Prescribing qualification, and completion of a leadership course is essential.
Advert Closing Date:08th June 2025
Proposed Interview Date:18th June 2025
The post holder will be responsible for:
• Managing a caseload of patients with a skin cancer diagnosis undergoing treatment, acting as an experienced and autonomous practitioner.
• Managing a caseload of patients requiring teledermatology follow-ups.
• Delivering teaching, mentoring, and assessment, including the supervision of others in the clinical setting.
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives.
• Providing support, education, and advocacy for patients throughout their care journey.
• Delivering patient information and undertaking care planning.
• Providing leadership and driving innovation within the service.
• Providing psychological support to patients, carrying out Holistic Needs Assessments (HNA), and demonstrating knowledge of survivorship initiatives.
• Working in nurse-led clinics and acting as a non-medical prescriber (desirable).
• Coordinating ward rounds and patient reviews.
• Managing and educating patients on dermatology wound care and skincare.
• Adhering to protocols, policies, peer reviews, audits, and clinical governance standards.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
The post holder will be responsible for:
• Autonomous Patient Care:Managing a caseload of patients within the specialty, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care, while working collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Emergency Assessment and Action:Assessing and recognising emergencies within the specialty, interpreting information, taking appropriate action, and leading others to do the same.
• Patient Advocacy:Acting as an advocate for patients within the department, ensuring a patient-oriented approach to care delivery, and meeting NHS Plan standards and other relevant guidelines.
• High-Quality Care:Ensuring patients receive high-quality clinical care, respecting their customs, religious beliefs, and cultural doctrines.
• Health and Wellbeing:Recognising and avoiding situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of patients.
• Engagement:Actively engaging service users through facilitating user groups and open days, promoting patient involvement and feedback.
• Coordinating Specialist Services:Coordinating the provision of specialist services to patients both in the hospital and/or community setting, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Nurse-Led Clinics:Developing and running nurse-led clinics, coordinating treatment in conjunction with medical staff.
• Clinical Leadership:Directing, supporting, encouraging, and advising clinical teams by providing specialist knowledge and advice in the care of patients within the specialty.
• Patient-Centered Care:Promoting patient-centred care by establishing and maintaining supportive relationships with patients and their families during the assessment, treatment, and aftercare periods.
• Informed Decision-Making:Supporting and enabling patients and carers to make informed decisions about treatment and management options.
• Clinical Excellence:Promoting high-quality clinical care and assisting in the development of the specialist service through the use of evidence-based practice and clinical standards.
• Professional and Clinical Expertise:Providing professional and clinical leadership, acting as a resource for education and clinical expertise in both hospital and community settings.
• Specialist Practice:Demonstrating expert practice and providing highly specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care, including history taking, physical examination, and the request for diagnostic procedures and clinical investigations.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees are central to our organisation's success. Our services are focused on delivering the highest quality, safe, and patient-centred care.
For more details, please see the attachedJob DescriptionandPerson Specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Jun 2025