Skin Cancer Support Nurse
The closing date is 03 November 2025
An exciting opportunity exists to join the Skin Team as Band 6 - Support Nurse. We are seeking an enthusiastic, forward‑thinking and motivated nurse to join this busy service. The nurse will have the opportunity to gain experience and knowledge of skin cancer management in secondary care and develop key CNS skills in an environment supported by an experienced nursing team.
Main duties of the job
* To support the current Skin Clinical Nurse Specialist in providing supportive care for patients with skin cancers, their relatives and carers from diagnosis, throughout treatment, survivorship pathways and metastatic disease.
* To provide a holistic, patient‑focused service delivering evidence‑based information and advice to patients with skin cancers, supporting them and their families throughout diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care.
* To act as a ‘key‑worker’ and patient advocate within the multi‑disciplinary team co‑ordinating individual patient care; promoting continuity through the treatment modalities and providing patients with a primary point of contact for information and advice.
* To provide specialist clinically‑based service in liaison with the multi‑disciplinary team, supporting the band 7 CNS nurse in developing and monitoring service provision in line with National Guidance and evidence‑based practice.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high‑performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high‑quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience – we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust’s core values. We achieve this by using values‑based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering the first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.
Job responsibilities
1. Ensure that a high personal profile is maintained with staff and patients and contribute personally to the delivery of direct patient care.
2. Assist in the assessment of the holistic needs assessment of patients and their families and provide the appropriate level of intervention either as direct or indirect care in collaboration with the multi‑disciplinary team.
3. Assess peoples information needs and provide relevant information as appropriate to meet those needs.
4. Work effectively as part of the multi‑disciplinary cancer services team to ensure seamless services are provided for patients and their families/ carers.
5. Attend and be a core member of skin MDT meetings in accordance with national guidance.
6. Assist with patient and carer communication issues, and coordinate the patient pathway for skin cancer patients referred to the team.
7. Manage own workload in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist across a wide range of specialist activities which includes planning throughout the patient pathway and directly liaising with other healthcare professionals and agencies.
Person Specification
Experience
* Registered Nurse (NMC) – must hold a current nursing registration.
* Mentorship or teaching qualification.
* Evidence of recent and continuing Professional Development relevant to cancer care.
* Degree in a related speciality or working towards one.
* Advanced communications skills and IRMER qualification.
* Substantial clinical experience within an acute hospital setting.
* Experience of working collaboratively across professions, organisations and services.
* Experience of teaching staff, patients or relatives within the working environment.
* Experience within the speciality of skin cancer and/or oncology.
* Participation in service development and implementation.
* Experience of managing a patient caseload.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of professional and NHS issues.
* Demonstrates knowledge of oncology, skin cancer and research within the specialist field.
* Demonstrates knowledge and application of Clinical Governance.
* Demonstrates knowledge of Clinical audit and research.
* Knowledge of NHS IT systems.
* Demonstrates research in practice.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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