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Job summary

Main area
Dermatology
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
412-DCSS-01439
Employer
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Leighton Hospital
Town
Crewe
Salary
拢46,148 - 拢52,809 pa, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist Dermatology

Band 7

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist/ Skin Caner CNS to join our Dermatology Service at Waters Green Medical Centre - Macclesfield.听

You will join an established team and become a key member of the wider Dermatology Department.

You will provide expert evidence based practice and clinical expertise in caring for patients with dermatological malignancies including provision of cutaneous dermatological surgery.

The post will entail surgical duties and assessment and management of skin cancer patients

This post would be supported as a trainee band 6 post with clear training competencies for any successful candidate.听

Please note that there may be requirements to work across both Leighton Hospital and Waters Green Medical Centre in Macclesfield for training and join working.听

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Specialist skin cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) caring in collaboration with Dermatology Consultants, cutaneous/ plastic surgeons, clinical & medical oncology teams to provide a service to patients, carers & health professionals. The post holder will assess patients referred with a suspicion of skin cancer on the two week pathway and newly diagnosed patients and follow up patients with a diagnosis of skin cancer in autonomous nurse led clinics in order to ensure best possible patient outcomes and streamlining of the service.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 鈥楤e Safe Be EquiPPEd鈥 campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients.听 We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A proficient health care professional who provides expert evidence based practice and clinical expertise in caring for patients with dermatological malignancies including provision of cutaneous dermatological surgery The post will entail fifty percent surgical duties and fifty per cent assessment and management of skin cancer patients

听An experienced practitioner with decision-making autonomy, responsibility and accountability within agreed guidelines and protocols, who contributes to the leadership, development and supervision of others.听 The practitioner works collaboratively with others within the dermatology team or independently to meet the needs of the patients and their families.听 It is expected they will also participate in the education and development of other staff members and assist with the development of clinical services and enhanced practice across the Trust.

The post holder will provide a key supporting role for patients and their significant others.

The post holder will work as part of the Specialist skin cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) caring in collaboration with Dermatology Consultants, cutaneous/ plastic surgeons, clinical & medical oncology teams to provide a service to patients, carers & health professionals. The post holder will assess patients referred with a suspicion of skin cancer on the two week pathway and newly diagnosed patients and follow up patients with a diagnosis of skin cancer in autonomous nurse led clinics in order to ensure best possible patient outcomes and streamlining of the service.

Person specification

Clinical

Essential criteria
  • Qualified and Registered Nurse

Clinical

Essential criteria
  • Dermatology Experience

Clinical

Essential criteria
  • Non-Medical Prescribing/ Imminent Non-Medical Prescribing

Clinical

Desirable criteria
  • Dermatology Qualifications

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareNHS Rainbow badgePrince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma Murtagh
Job title
Service Manager Dermatology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01270 612384