Macmillan Dermatology Cancer Nurse Specialist

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse who is looking for a new challenge in there career. If you have cancer nursing or dermatological experience please read on. This is an exciting opportunity to be in a leading role delivering high quality care and providing support to Skin Cancer patients and their families and helping to develop and expand our skin cancer services. The role involves supporting the Lead Macmillan Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide a high quality service for skin cancer patients and their families throughout their cancer journey. You will be instrumental in the implementation of 'The Macmillan recovery package', including Holistic Needs Assessment and end of treatment summaries. The successful candidate will be developed to obtain skills to enable them to manage and maintain a case load of skin cancer patients, undertaking nurse-led clinics and performing diagnostic skin surgical procedures supported by the Skin Cancer Specialist nurse.,

• Leads on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.
• Takes personal responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers.
• Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views.
• Makes sure that people affected by cancer are aware that they are interacting with a Macmillan Professional and know about the full range of resources and services available through Macmillan.
• Actively engages with Macmillan Cancer Support to contribute expertise and experience and supports the Macmillan Strategy.
• Acts as a role model for excellent advanced communication skills and expertise.
  
  You will play a key role in co-ordination of the patient pathway and will be an advocate for our patients. A back ground in Skin Cancer/Oncology or palliative care would be an essential to the role. The post holder will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, an ability to prioritise workload, be flexible in approach, be able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high level of professionalism.
  
  All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m. The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.