Clinical Nurse Specialist - Sarcoma

Job summary
The post holder will work as an important member of the Multidisciplinary Team within Bristol NHS Foundation Trust collaborating with a range of health care providers in the local community and across the regional Network. The post holder will provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients (in-patient and out-patient) and their carers/families throughout the care pathway. The post holder will utilise skills of clinical expertise, education and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, carers and staff.

S/he will provide advice, support and information from the time of diagnosis and throughout curative, palliative and terminal phases. S/he will work closely with the multidisciplinary team in hospital and the community to ensure a co-ordinated quality service and will be actively involved in education, audit and research. The post holder will engage and lead discussions in multidisciplinary team meetings on their specialist area.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist nursing advice underpinned by theory and experience to support patients and their families/carers
• To plan, develop, improve and promote the skin cancer service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost effective care
• To act as a specialist practitioner, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care in collaboration with senior colleagues achieved through systematic and holistic assessment, personalised care planning and onwards referral and discharge to primary care team
• To provide patients and staff with specialist advice to manage complex symptoms
• To develop and share expertise within the multidisciplinary team

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details
Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata for part time roles
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 339-ASCR7150-MJA
Job locations: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Assessment of skin lesions to exclude skin cancer, using dermoscopy
• Patient cancer pathway co-ordination.
• Follow-up skin cancer patients to assess for signs of recurrent and metastatic disease
• Instruct patients in self-examination for skin cancer recurrence, in transit disease and metastatic disease.
• To participate in the planning and delivery of formal and informal education programmes for patients, carers and all staff

Person Specification
Education

• Essential: Registered General Nurse - Level One and current NMC registration
• Essential: Evidence of study at Degree level degree in related health topic or willingness to undertake

Experience

• Essential: Experience of involvement in change and development within a multidisciplinary team context

Knowledge

• Essential: Broad knowledge and understanding of the anatomy, physiology and etiology of skin cancers
• Essential: Ability to identify verbal and non-verbal responses and react appropriately.
• Essential: Ability to communicate highly sensitive complex issues to patients/carers including diagnosis, disease status, progression, treatment options, treatment modality
• Essential: Broad knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology related to cancer of the skin, to include related organs as per disease specific involvement, lymphatic system and general anatomy and physiology and be able to discuss in such a way that is understood by both professionals and patients alike.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Skin cancer specialist nurse, Nicola Mackey, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

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