Melanoma Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Worcester; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Worcester seeks a motivated Melanoma Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their Oncology Team for a 12-month fixed-term post. The role involves providing expert nursing care for Melanoma patients, managing treatment complications, and leading nurse-led clinics. Candidates must have a strong background in oncology and excellent communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary ranging from £47,810 to £54,710, working full-time in a supportive healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Specialist skills and knowledge in oncology.
• Experience in managing complications of treatment.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the key worker for Melanoma patients undergoing treatment.
• Conduct nurse-led clinics for patient assessment and management.
• Ensure high-quality clinical care and patient advocacy.

Skills

Oncology expertise

Advanced communication skills

Patient advocacy

Holistic care assessment

Education

First level registration

Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care

Advanced health assessment

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Oncology Team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust as a Melanoma Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for a 12 month temporary post / secondment.

The Melanoma CNS will provide specialist, high quality expert nursing care and support for patients (and their carers) with Melanoma receiving systemic anti cancer treatment (SACT) delivering holistic, patient centred care according to their changing health care needs. They will be required to provide nurse-led clinics for Melanoma patients undergoing SACT; assessing, diagnosing and managing complications of treatment and disease. They will work closely with the Multidisciplinary teams, acting as the patient\'s advocate to help in ensuring the best outcomes as the patient\'s key worker throughout their diagnostic and treatment pathway.

The applicant should have specialist skills, knowledge and experience in oncology and possess excellent communication skills.

For further details/informal visits please contact Sam Toland, Nurse Consultant in Cancer Care and Lead SACT Nurse: [e-mail] Tel [phone] ext 33855 or Mob: [phone]

Details

Date posted: 20 January 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: C9365-26-0064

Job locations: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD

Key duties and responsibilities

Key Duties:

To be a point of contact/ keyworker for patients with Melanoma that are undergoing SACT or in the advanced stage of their disease.

Working autonomously, maintain a caseload of patients and demonstrate practice in holistic needs assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care promoting the philosophy of person-centred care for patients with Melanoma.

Provide nurse-led clinics for Melanoma patients undergoing treatment, assessing, diagnosing and managing complications of treatment and disease.

Utilising advanced communication skills when discussing diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment options for Melanoma with sensitivity and expertise.

Assess educational and information needs for patients and families, and devise plans to ensure their needs are met.

General Duties:

Clinical Practice:

Visit ward areas including ED and review patients where appropriate, provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning, delivery and evaluation of individualised specialist care.

Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS plan and relevant guidelines.

Ensure all patients receive high quality clinical care and good patient experience, having regard and sensitivity for their customs, culture, religious beliefs and lifestyle.

To be responsible for maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors and other staff within the clinical environment.

Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the individual.

Participate in case conferences in relation to the management of patients, ensuring the coordination of ongoing care.

Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management.

To utilise advanced communication skills in supporting patients and their carers during the delivery of bad news such as disease progression, terminal illness and in the event of death.

Promote collaborative working relationships and effective communication between all members of the trust, community and tertiary services/ MDT to improve the management and outcomes of the patient group.

Promote high quality care and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence based practice and clinical standards.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester. Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do: Being open and honest; Ensuring people feel cared for; Showing respect to everyone. We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Professional standards and checks

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Education, research, training and development

Maintain own statutory and mandatory training requirements.

Identify and raise awareness of the educational needs of patients and carers and implement appropriate educational programmes.

Support and participate in education and training programmes, developing training packages as required.

Participate in the trust CNS development days utilising it as a platform to share good practice and discussion of challenging situations.

Promote and undertake nursing research updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice. Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff.

Participate and contribute to audits and research within the speciality and collaborate with colleagues. To regularly liaise with the trials team and have an awareness of clinical trials available for the specialist patient group.

Education, leadership and management (professional)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

The post holder will provide direct, highly specialised care and advice to patients with Melanoma demonstrating advanced clinical skills and expert knowledge for those undergoing SACT or with advanced malignancy. To have knowledge of SACT available for the treatment of Melanoma. This includes understanding how the treatment is delivered and common side effects. To have knowledge of advanced Melanoma and the potential complications relating to the disease. This includes symptom management strategies such as appropriate medical management or specialist referral. To utilise advanced health assessment skills and non-medical prescribing to support with recognising and managing patients with adverse symptoms relating to their malignancy and / or treatment.

Professional Leadership and Management

Organise own work and manage caseload and practice, identifying and maintaining supportive networks for self and other staff members. To be fully aware of national targets and corporate, divisional and directorate objectives in conjunction with the MDT use the available resources to meet these targets. To be involved in the development, assessment and implementation of guidelines, protocols and pathways. Develop the role according to patients changing needs and research findings, within the resources available. Maintain accurate records of clinical service ensuring confidentiality are maintained. Facilitate a high-quality, cost-effective service through monitoring, audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the trust (quality surveillance programme). Provide a leadership role, demonstrating a high standard of care utilising their specialist knowledge to provide support and advice when necessary. Attend and participate in the multi-professional team meetings acting as the patient advocate and supporting nursing views. Lead the development of patient focused education, including training to self-manage ongoing consequences of their disease or treatment. Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to unsafe environment for patients or staff. To bring instances to the attention of the Nurse consultant and lead SACT nurse. Work within the framework of clinical governance to continuously improve quality and safeguard standards of care, and maintain a patient focused service, promoting and implementing evidence-based practice with measurable standards and outcomes. Initiate and be involved in audit projects that measure standards of care. Help to identify and highlight any gaps in evidence/ service provision. In conjunction with other members of the multi-professional team, review existing policies and protocols and develop new ones as required.

Personal attributes and qualifications

Education, research, training and development (cont.)

Qualifications

• First level registration
• First level degree
• Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
• Evidence of significant continued professional development
• Recognised teaching/ assessing qualification
• Advanced health assessment
• Non-medical Prescribing
• Advanced communication skills course

Desirable

• MSc Degree

Experience

• Relevant experience at Band 6 or above
• Oncology/ Palliative care/ clinical nurse specialist experience

Desirable

• Experience of delivering SACT and managing the side effects

Knowledge and Skills

• Leading, developing and monitoring service change
• Good understanding of issues that relate to cancer patients and their individual needs
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and with MDT process
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
• Able to prioritise
• Organisational skills e.g. Managing patient caseload
• Exemplar written communication skills
• Knowledge of current issues and the impact of national cancer targets

Desirable

• Knowledge of Melanoma and the current treatment options and pathways.

Personal Qualities

• Ability to work autonomously and as a team member
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly motivated
• Able to deal with the emotional aspects of the post e.g. Breaking of bad news
• Articulate and assertive
• Good mediator
• Committed to quality care

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD