Job summary
Dermatology CNS for skin cancer
The St John's Institute of Dermatology at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation trust has a long history in providing specialised Skin Cancer care for patients diagnosed with cutaneous Lymphomaand an exciting opportunityhas arisen withinthe service. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist (band 7)who isinterested in joining our well established team on a part -time basis. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with the team to ensure that patients receive support during their treatment.
We are looking for an individual who is driven, flexible, dynamic, self-motivated, and reliable, with leadership qualities and evidence of continuing professional development. Patient experience will be key in your practice with emphasis on holistic, dignified, and compassionate care.
The post holder will work with a team ofskin cancer professionals providing support, care and education to patients with cutaneous lymphoma. You will be responsible for supporting patients through their diagnosis and treatment facilitating their care pathway. You will also act as a key-worker for patients and work with all multidisciplinary teams involved in their care
Advert closing date: 10th August 2025
Interview date: 19th August 2025
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for:
- Managing a caseload of patients with a skin cancer diagnosis undergoing treatment, acting as an experienced and autonomous practitioner.
- Delivering teaching, mentoring assessing,including the supervision of others in the clinical setting
- Participating in quality improvements.
- Providing support, education, and advocating for patients through personalised care planning
- Providing leadership and innovation in lymphoma and melanoma patients
- Providing psychological support, carrying out Holistic Need Assessments (HNA) and demonstrating knowledge of survivorship initiatives.
- Working in the nurse led clinics and be a non-medical prescriber (desirable)
- Have experience in dermatology and skincare (desirable)
- Perform in compliance with the protocols and policies, peer review and clinical governance.
The successful candidate will work autonomously as a clinical nurse specialist with the support of the team of consultants, clinical nurse specialists , Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Matron.
You will need to have a current NMC nursing registration with post qualification degree/experience caring for cancer patients in an acute or outpatients setting as a Band 7 or three years of experience as a Band 6.
A nurse prescriber and a candidate with previous oncology/dermatology/skincare experience would be desirable.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's bestknown hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital,Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambethand Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence,research and innovation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within thespecialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
- Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in thespeciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
- Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
- Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
- Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
- Actively engage service users through the facilitation of user groups and open days.
- Co-ordinate the provision of specialist services to patients, both within hospital and/or in the community setting, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues
- Develop and run nurse led clinics where the post holder will co-ordinate the treatment in conjunction with medical staff.
- Direct, support, encourage and advise clinical teams, by the provision of specialist knowledge and advice in the care of patients within the area.
- Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care
- Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisionsrelating to their treatment and management.
- Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards
- Provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the speciality and to act as a resource for education and clinical expertise in the hospital and community settings.
- Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and highly specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
*For more details please see the attached Job description and Person specification*
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients within thespecialty whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care
- Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in thespeciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same.
- Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
- Ensure that patients receive high quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
- Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individuals.
- Actively engage service users through the facilitation of user groups and open days.
- Co-ordinate the provision of specialist services to patients, both within hospital and/or in the community setting, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues
- Develop and run nurse led clinics where the post holder will co-ordinate the treatment in conjunction with medical staff.
- Direct, support, encourage and advise clinical teams, by the provision of specialist knowledge and advice in the care of patients within the area.
- Participate in the promotion of patient centred care, and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and after care
- Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisionsrelating to their treatment and management.
- Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards
- Provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the speciality and to act as a resource for education and clinical expertise in the hospital and community settings.
- Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and highly specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.
*For more details please see the attached Job description and Person specification*
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent.
- Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience.
- Leadership course
- Mentorship course
- RN1 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Desirable
- To have or working towards a masters degree
- To have or working towards a non medical physical assessment course
Skills
Essential
- Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty.
- Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
- Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition.
- Ability to clinically lead & influence staff
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Sound knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of nursing
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Time management and organisation skills
- Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully
- Demonstrate an understanding of: the National agenda for speciality. Knowledge of quality standards & NICE recommendations/NSF
- Knowledge of current clinical & nursing research
- Ability to carry out audit and research
- IT Skills
- Presentation skills
Desirable
- Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings
- Undertaken clinical & nursing research
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at a level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
- Proven evidence of management and leadership skills
- Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
- Experience of delivering patient advocacy
- Experience of audit, research & evidence based care- essential
- Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
Values & Behaviours
Essential
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
- Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent.
- Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience.
- Leadership course
- Mentorship course
- RN1 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Desirable
- To have or working towards a masters degree
- To have or working towards a non medical physical assessment course
Skills
Essential
- Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty.
- Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
- Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition.
- Ability to clinically lead & influence staff
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Sound knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of nursing
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Time management and organisation skills
- Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully
- Demonstrate an understanding of: the National agenda for speciality. Knowledge of quality standards & NICE recommendations/NSF
- Knowledge of current clinical & nursing research
- Ability to carry out audit and research
- IT Skills
- Presentation skills
Desirable
- Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings
- Undertaken clinical & nursing research
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working autonomously at a level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care.
- Proven evidence of management and leadership skills
- Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level
- Experience of delivering patient advocacy
- Experience of audit, research & evidence based care- essential
- Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator
Values & Behaviours
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
