Role Overview
We are looking for a motivated, compassionate, and dependable nurse to join our Head & Neck and Thyroid Cancer team as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist.
In this pivotal role, you will work alongside an experienced team of Clinical Nurse Specialists to deliver holistic, patient-centred care. You will provide expert physical, psychological, and emotional support to patients and their families throughout the cancer pathway, ensuring continuity and high-quality care at every stage.
You will collaborate closely with the wider Head & Neck multidisciplinary team, contributing your specialist knowledge to treatment planning and service development.
Clinical Responsibilities
* Providing high-quality care for patients with head and neck cancer.
* Offering psychosocial support to patients and their families.
* Acting as a key worker throughout and beyond treatment.
* Using advanced clinical assessment skills within nurse-led clinics.
* Autonomous and collaborative practice, ensuring holistic needs are considered in decision-making.
* Utilising advanced communication skills and participation in MDT meetings.
* Managing complex clinical issues and performing specialised technical skills.
* Supporting staff during challenging situations.
* Contributing to training within defined areas.
Leadership and Management Responsibilities
* Acting in line with the Code of Professional Conduct.
* Supporting staff and service development.
* Contributing to the Quality Surveillance Programme documentation.
* Advising on policies and governance.
* Modeling high standards of care.
* Collaborating with cancer nursing teams.
* Ensuring accurate use of IT systems.
* Promoting adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policies.
Education, Teaching, Audit and Research Responsibilities
* Evaluating cancer survey results and developing action plans.
* Assessing patient and family education needs.
* Providing specialist education to professionals involved in head and neck cancer care.
Leadership within the Team
* Mentor junior colleagues.
* Support clinical education.
* Play an active role in developing and implementing protocols, pathways, and quality‑improvement initiatives.
* Help drive excellence across the service and uphold the highest standards of patient care.
About the Trust
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
It boasts some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe and has a reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. The Trust is a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – see https://uhcw.nhs.uk for more details.
Equality and Human Rights
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
#J-18808-Ljbffr