Specialist Skin Cancer Nurse

An exciting opportunity has risen for an experienced Skin cancer Specialist Nurse practitioner.

The role will be a full time position based at University hospital of North Durham with rotation to Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sedgefield Community Hospital and Darlington Memorial Hospital.

The successful candidate with provide guidance, support and treatment to both Dermatology and Plastics patients who have been diagnosed with Skin Cancer.

The specialist Nurse will support patients predominantly in an Outpatients setting but occasionally will include supporting in-patient areas.

Interview date will be confirmed and you will be required to deliver a 10 minute presentation on the role of a band 6 skin CNS nurse in the first 6 months.

Main duties of the job

Support and clinically assess Skin cancer patients

Provide specialist advice to a range of Health care professioanls via written, telephone and person-to-person contact

Liase with other nursing staff and members of the multidisciplinary team in order to achieve optimum levels of care in relation to specialised area of practice e.g. when discussing treatment options and sharing care with other specialities.

Excellent communication skills and working relationships

Proficient in using information systems for data entry and updating patient records

Dealing with complex cases and interpret clinical information

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Support training and educational needs

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post