4104 - Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Dermatology Team at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves providing specialist support throughout the skin cancer pathway, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, and developing nurse-led services. The post holder will perform expert assessment, diagnosis, and management of skin cancer patients, including dermatological assessment, dermoscopy, lesion evaluation, and minor surgical procedures. They will also contribute to service development and improvement.
Essential criteria
- Significant skin cancer nursing experience
- Evidence of change management and service improvement
- Effective knowledge of research methodology with recent experience at Band 6 or above.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable experience in providing nurse led clinics
- Evidence of academic study at Masters level.
- RGN level 1.
- Professional knowledge acquired through study at degree level.
- Mentorship course
- Evidence of updating current professional issues
- Demonstrate professional development: NMC requirement
- Physical Assessment and Consultant Skills formal qualification
- HOPE facilitator training
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Counselling qualification
- Knowledge and Awareness
- Extensive knowledge of skin cancers including current treatments.
- Knowledge of the national strategy for cancer and ability to relate to practice
- Current cancer nursing agenda
- Clinical governance
- Complaints management
- Incident management
- Quality audit and its application
- Risk management
- Best practice in specialty
- Statutory and professional requirements
- Health and safety
- Confidentiality
- Personal Attributes
- Holds full driving license
- Computer literate
- Trust Values
- Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
- Please describe in around 100 words: Describe a time when you were under pressure but remained calm, compassionate and focused at work.
- Please describe in around 100 words: Describe an example of where you have helped to improve the service of a department.
- Please describe in around 100 words: Describe a time when you had to deliver on a commitment that was difficult for you.
- Significant skin cancer nursing experience
- Evidence of change management and service improvement
- Effective knowledge of research methodology with recent experience at Band 6 or above.
- Demonstrable experience in providing nurse led clinics
- Evidence of academic study at Masters level.
- RGN level 1.
- Professional knowledge acquired through study at degree level.
- Mentorship course
- Evidence of updating current professional issues
- Demonstrate professional development: NMC requirement
- Physical Assessment and Consultant Skills formal qualification
- HOPE facilitator training
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Counselling qualification
- Knowledge and Awareness
- Extensive knowledge of skin cancers including current treatments.
- Knowledge of the national strategy for cancer and ability to relate to practice
- Current cancer nursing agenda
- Clinical governance
- Complaints management
- Incident management
- Quality audit and its application
- Risk management
- Best practice in specialty
- Statutory and professional requirements
- Health and safety
- Confidentiality
- Personal Attributes
- Holds full driving license
- Computer literate
- Trust Values
- Please describe in around 100 words: What Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
- Please describe in around 100 words: Describe a time when you were under pressure but remained calm, compassionate and focused at work.
- Please describe in around 100 words: Describe an example of where you have helped to improve the service of a department.
- Please describe in around 100 words: Describe a time when you had to deliver on a commitment that was difficult for you.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
4104 - Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
Interview Date: 12th October 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Dermatology Team at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist. We are seeking an experienced and motivated nurse to further develop their career within the Skin Cancer Multidisciplinary Team MDT.
The post holder will work across outpatient services, providing specialist support throughout the skin cancer pathway and delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. A key aspect of the role is the development of nurse-led services, providing expert assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with skin cancer, including dermatological assessment, dermoscopy, lesion evaluation and minor surgical procedures.
Working closely with the MDT, the successful candidate will contribute to the development of services, helping to improve patient outcomes, experience and quality of life. This is an excellent opportunity to play a significant role in the future development of skin cancer services while advancing your own clinical expertise within a supportive and innovative team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will act as the designated key worker for patients undergoing investigation, treatment and surveillance for skin c
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