Skin Cancer Support Nurse

NHS; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Skin Cancer Support Nurse to join their dedicated team in Luton. This role offers the chance to provide holistic, patient-centered care for individuals with skin cancers, supporting them throughout their treatment journey. The ideal candidate will possess robust communication skills, a current NMC registration, and substantial clinical experience. This position offers professional development opportunities in a supportive environment, combined with the chance to impact patient lives positively.

Benefits

Access to training and development

Supportive working environment

Commitment to diversity and equality

Qualifications

• Substantial clinical experience within acute hospital setting.
• Experience of working collaboratively across professions, organisations and services.
• Experience within the speciality of skin cancer and/or oncology.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-focused service delivering evidence-based information.
• Coordinate individual patients' care within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Support the Skin Clinical Nurse Specialist in managing patients.

Skills

Registered Nurse (NMC)

Advanced communication skills

Mentorship or teaching qualification

Education

Degree in related speciality or working towards

Job description

Skin Cancer Support Nurse

The closing date is 16 December 2025

An exciting opportunity exists to join the Skin Team as Band 6 - Support Nurse. We are seeking an enthusiastic, forward thinking and motivated nurse to join this busy service. The nurse will have the opportunity to gain experience and knowledge of skin cancer management in secondary care and develop key CNS skills in an environment supported by an experienced nursing team.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Main duties of the job

To support the current Skin Clinical Nurse Specialist in providing supportive care for patients with skin cancers, their relatives and carers from diagnosis, throughout treatment, survivorship pathways and metastatic disease.

To provide a holistic, patient-focused service delivering evidence based information and advice to patients with skin cancers, supporting them and their families throughout diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care.

To act as 'key‑worker' and patient advocate within the multi‑disciplinary team coordinating individual patients’ care; promoting continuity through the treatment modalities, and to provide patients with a primary point of contact for information and advice.

To provide this specialist clinically based service in liaison with the multi‑disciplinary team, supporting the band 7 CNS nurse in developing and monitoring service provision in line with National Guidance and evidence based practice.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To support the current Skin Clinical Nurse Specialist in providing supportive care for patients with skin cancers, their relatives and carers from diagnosis, throughout treatment, survivorship pathways and metastatic disease.

To provide a holistic, patient-focused service delivering evidence based information and advice to patients with skin cancers, supporting them and their families throughout diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust’s core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

Job responsibilities

1. Ensure that a high personal profile is maintained with staff and patients and contribute personally to the delivery of direct patient care.

2. Assist in the assessment of the holistic needs assessment of patients and their families and provide the appropriate level of intervention either as direct or indirect care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.

3. Assess people’s information needs and provide relevant information as appropriate to meet those needs.

4. Work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary cancer services team to ensure seamless services are provided for patients and their families/ carers.

5. To attend and be a core member of skin MDT meetings in accordance with the national guidance.

6. Assist with patient and carer communication issues, and coordinate the patient pathway for skin cancer patients referred to the team.

7. To manage own workload in collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist across a wide range of specialist activities which includes planning throughout the patient pathway, and directly liaising with other healthcare professionals and agencies.

Person Specification

Experience

• oRegistered Nurse (NMC) oMentorship or teaching qualification Able to evidence recent and continuing Professional Development relevant to cancer care
• oDegree in related speciality or working towards oAdvanced communications skills IRMER Qualified
• oDegree in related speciality or working towards oAdvanced communications skills IRMER Qualified

Experience

• oSubstantial clinical experience within acute hospital setting oExperience of working collaboratively across professions, organisations and services oExperience of teaching staff/ patients/relatives within the working environment oExperience within the speciality of skin cancer and/or oncology
• oParticipation in service development and implementation oExperience of managing a patient caseload.

Knowledge

• oKnowledge of professional and NHS issues. oDemonstrates knowledge of oncology, skin cancer and research within the specialist field oDemonstrate knowledge and application of Clinical Governance oDemonstrate knowledge of Clinical audit and research oKnowledge of NHS IT Systems
• oDemonstrate having research in practice

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust