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 Lymphoma and Melanoma and an exciting opportunity has arisen within the service. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist (band 7) who is interested 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 of skin cancer professionals providing support, care and education to patients with cutaneous lymphoma and melanoma. 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
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.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best
known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital,
Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth
and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence,
research and innovation.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Claire Lusted Job title: Advanced Nurse Practitioner Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 0207 1884901
For Further Details / Informal Visits Contact
Informal visits are encouraged. For further details please contact ANP Claire Lusted via email @
[email protected] or Matron Manda Mootien via email
[email protected]Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability.
We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.
Equality of opportunity is our policy.
