Job Overview
Due to demands on skin cancer services at Frimley Health NHS Trust, we are looking to recruit a band 7 Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist.
This role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist to become a clinical expert, utilising their knowledge and skills by working in a nurse led autonomous environment alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will demonstrate advanced practice by managing a caseload of patients requiring monitoring, surveillance and follow up care for skin cancer.
The post holder will lead and line manage the band 6 Skin Cancer nursing team on a daily basis, ensuring that the team provide an excellent service to the Trust through evidence based practice, education, policy and guideline development.
Encourage user involvement in the development of the skin Cancer Service through the use of surveys, audit and attendance at relevant meetings locally and within the Cancer Alliances.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a detailed description of role and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
* Dermoscopy
* Skin Lesion recognition
* Skin Surgery
* Oncology level 7 module
* Autonomous practice / nurse led clinics
* FDS, Cancer pathways
* Skin lesion management
Desirable criteria
* Physical examination
* Prescribing
Experience
Essential criteria
* 2 years experience at band 6 Skin Cancer CNS
* Managing a team
* Multidisciplinary working
* Time management
Service development
Essential criteria
* National Cancer Patient Experience Survey
* Local audit
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