Psychological Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 15
- Posted
- 05/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a permanent, part-time role for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Psycho-oncology Team at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. You will provide specialist psychological and mental health care to oncology patients, managing your own caseload and contributing to service development. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to support patients facing significant psychological challenges related to cancer. Regular supervision and professional development opportunities are provided.
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Degree in Nursing or health-related subject
Desirable criteria
- Master's Degree (or working towards)
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Post-registration experience in acute adult mental health nursing, including risk assessment
- Post-registration experience at a senior clinical level, managing a caseload autonomously
- Experience in liaison psychiatry or a clinical specialty involving serious physical illness
- Experience of assessing and working with mental health presentations across the full spectrum of complexity, including functional and organic presentations
- Experience of applying psychologically informed approaches in clinical practice
- Experience of contributing to service development or implementation of change
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working across professional and organizational boundaries
- Experience of working within an oncology setting
- Experience of working within a complex care pathway
- Experience of effective and imaginative use of resources within service constraints
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Emotional resilience and ability to maintain compassion in challenging situations
- Able to analyse information and produce clear written reports
- Able to work autonomously and make sound clinical decisions
- Experience of teaching, supervising, or mentoring others (including non-mental health professionals)
- Demonstrates leadership skills
- Intermediate IT skills
- Evidence of involvement in quality improvement or audit activity
- Specialist knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy relating to specialist area
- Evidence-based knowledge in relevant clinical specialty
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of current trends in nursing and application to practice
- Knowledge of Psycho- Oncology
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Degree in Nursing or health-related subject
- Master's Degree (or working towards)
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Post-registration experience in acute adult mental health nursing, including risk assessment
- Post-registration experience at a senior clinical level, managing a caseload autonomously
- Experience in liaison psychiatry or a clinical specialty involving serious physical illness
- Experience of assessing and working with mental health presentations across the full spectrum of complexity, including functional and organic presentations
- Experience of applying psychologically informed approaches in clinical practice
- Experience of contributing to service development or implementation of change
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working across professional and organizational boundaries
- Experience of working within an oncology setting
- Experience of working within a complex care pathway
- Experience of effective and imaginative use of resources within service constraints
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Emotional resilience and ability to maintain compassion in challenging situations
- Able to analyse information and produce clear written reports
- Able to work autonomously and make sound clinical decisions
- Experience of teaching, supervising, or mentoring others (including non-mental health professionals)
- Demonstrates leadership skills
- Intermediate IT skills
- Evidence of involvement in quality improvement or audit activity
- Specialist knowledge of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy relating to specialist area
- Evidence-based knowledge in relevant clinical specialty
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of current trends in nursing and application to practice
- Knowledge of Psycho- Oncology
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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Job summary
We are seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join the Psycho-oncology Team at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust -- a CQC-rated 'Good' organisation at the forefront of cancer care.This is a permanent, part-time post (15 hours per week), commencing October 2026 following a retirement. Our multidisciplinary team comprises psychiatrists, mental health nurses, a clinical psychologist, counsellors, and administrative staff, working collaboratively to support oncology patients facing significant psychological challenges.The role is primarily Monday and Tuesday, on site, within a Monday-Friday service (8:30am-4:30pm). Some flexibility to vary working days in line with service needs will be required.You will provide psychological support to inpatients and outpatients, contributing meaningfully to ongoing service development. The service focuses on those with severe mental health difficulties, whilst our broader aim is to promote psychological wellbeing across the Trust for all people affected by cancer.We are looking for someone with a genuine commitment to patient care, strong interpersonal skills, and the emotional resilience to work compassionately within a complex oncology environment.Regular clinical supervision and robust organisational support are provided, alongside opportunities for continued professional development.
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