Job summary
The post holder will deliver high-quality, holistic, and evidence-based care to patients with skin cancer across both outpatient and inpatient settings. Working collaboratively within a well-established multidisciplinary team, they will be supported by senior clinicians from the Skin Cancer Nursing and Plastic Surgery teams. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to personalised treatment pathways, ensuring compassionate and clinically effective care throughout the patient journey.
Please note: this role is based on an 8am - 4pm or 8.30am -4.40pm working day, Monday to Friday.
Main duties of the job
Provide holistic, evidence based, individualised care for skin cancer patients in an outpatient and inpatient setting
Undertake the nursing care of patients, ensuring privacy & dignity is maintained whilst being aware of physical and psychological needs.
To be aware of the needs of relatives, and to give them support and advice.
Take individual responsibility for the nursing care of a group of patients, as a registered nurse.
To participate in holistic needs assessment of patients
Develop the Skin Cancer Nursing service by becoming knowledgeable in Skin cancer, offering specialist advice, guidance to clinical staff, patients and carers.
Support the MDT with urgent patient queries
Provide remote telephone support and advice to patients with a skin cancer diagnosis. Including holistic needs assessment and patient queries
Act as a specialist resource, communicating with patients, and their family, assessing their needs and providing relevant support, information, education, advice and counselling when necessary.
Facilitate effective communication and signpost patients and carers to appropriate support, tertiary and community services to promote a seamless service and reduce/avoid admissions and length of stay to the acute trust.
Provide Personalised Care and support planning to skin cancer patients including helping patients with self-supported care.
Encourage user involvement in the development of the skin Cancer Service through the use of surveys and audit.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Diploma or degree in Adult Nursing
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Advanced Communications Skills Training
- Psychology Level 2 training
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates good communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work independently under supervision, but equally well as a team member
- Copes well with responsibility, pressure and emotional circumstances
- Patient education skills
- Good time management and organisational skills
Professional/ Specialist / Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in Dermatology, Oncology or plastic surgery
- Experience of Multi-professional working
- Ability to work at pace, establish effective working relationships within the team.
- Awareness of the national cancer agenda and guidelines
- Ability to travel and work between sites
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple and conflicting priorities and meet specific deadlines
Desirable
- Ability to work occasional flexible hours to meet the needs of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Diploma or degree in Adult Nursing
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Advanced Communications Skills Training
- Psychology Level 2 training
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates good communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work independently under supervision, but equally well as a team member
- Copes well with responsibility, pressure and emotional circumstances
- Patient education skills
- Good time management and organisational skills
Professional/ Specialist / Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience in Dermatology, Oncology or plastic surgery
- Experience of Multi-professional working
- Ability to work at pace, establish effective working relationships within the team.
- Awareness of the national cancer agenda and guidelines
- Ability to travel and work between sites
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple and conflicting priorities and meet specific deadlines
Desirable
- Ability to work occasional flexible hours to meet the needs of the service
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).
