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Main area: Plastic Surgery
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon to Fri)
Job ref: 349-WTWA-6922340*
Site: Wythenshawe Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and dynamic individual to join the Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team, in supporting patients diagnosed and treated with Skin Cancer within Manchester Foundation NHS Trust.
Are you a nurse with an interest in skin cancer and looking for a new challenge? If you are, an exciting opportunity has become available within the Plastic Surgery Service for a Band 6 Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist, based at Wythenshawe Hospital. This is a full-time permanent position. You will join an established team of two specialist nurses, a cancer care coordinator and the multidisciplinary team within the service in providing holistic personalised care for individuals living with & beyond cancer. You will work alongside the Skin Cancer CNS's supporting nurse led clinics. Experience in Skin Cancer, Plastic Surgery, Dermatology or Oncology would be beneficial, as would experience in multidisciplinary and cross agency working. This is a diverse role with plentiful opportunities for professional development, working within a supportive and friendly team.
Main duties of the job
As a professional role model you will provide direct and indirect clinical care, ensuring the needs of the patient are central to service delivery. You will monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues. Consequently, the successful candidate will need the ability to travel independently across hospital sites. Please read the job description to understand the main duties of the role.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
* Current NMC Registration
* Degree
* Post registration education in skin cancer, oncology, plastic surgery or dermatology
* Teaching and assessing
* Advanced communication and Psychological level 2 training
Experience
* Post reg experience at band 5 or above within specialty
* Experience of multi-professional working
* Experience of mentoring/supervising others
* Experience of managing change
* Experience of audit and research
* Leadership and management experience
Skills/knowledge
* Knowledge of cancer terminology, pathways and treatments
* Ability to work autonomously & as an MDT
* Plan, organise and prioritise workload
* Effective verbal and non-verbal communications
* Interpret data and audit practice
* Support, encourage and motivate others
* Knowledge of NHS cancer agenda
* Advanced Communication Skills training, experience willingness to undertake
Personal Attributes
* Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
* Act as a role model in line with Trust Values
* Remain calm and diplomatic under pressure
* Assertive and confident yet approachable
* Ability to work under pressure
* Flexible to meet the needs of the service
Other
* Ability to travel as required for role
* Employee Health and Wellbeing Clearance
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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