201256 - Clinical Nurse Specialist (LC)

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201256 - Clinical Nurse Specialist (LC), Edinburgh

Client:

NHS Scotland

Location:

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

33ee1bc4c229

Job Views:

10

Posted:

28.04.2025

Expiry Date:

12.06.2025

Job Description:

Western General Hospital

DEPARTMENT OF CANCER SERVICES

Cancer of Unknown Primary/ Hepatobiliary CANCER TEAM

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 6: Part Time 14.48 hours (per Reduced Working week)

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

Do you like Oncology Nursing? Does supporting the extension of patient-centred services appeal to you? Do you see your career developing down the clinical nurse specialist route?

If the answer is yes to these questions, you may be interested in this exciting opportunity! A vacancy has arisen in the CUP/HPB specialist nursing team.

The team is based at Western General Hospital but provides cross-site working across NHS Lothian. The post-holder will work closely with other specialties such as medicine and HPB surgery.

The successful applicant will be a first-level registered nurse with experience in Oncology and/or palliative care, possessing good communication skills and the ability to work autonomously. Further related study is desirable but not essential.

Further information and informal inquiries regarding this post can be obtained from Rachel Haigh, Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Rachel Emma Childs, Interim Nurse Consultant.

A link to the NHS Lothian Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan can be found via the following link:

We will fully support disabled candidates, candidates with long-term conditions, or neurodivergent individuals by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If not currently a PVG member for the required regulatory group (child and/or adult), an application must be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before beginning employment.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative, with each employee feeling respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.