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Job overview

This post is fixed term/secondment for 4 months due to Maternity Cover.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term/secondment post (until 10/03/25) as a Macmillan Skin Cancer Assistant Practitioner Band 4, to work alongside the Macmillan Dermatology Skin Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist Team based within the Integrated Health Community.

The post holder will work as part of a designated Macmillan Dermatology Team, delivering evidence based high quality clinical care that focuses on the direct needs of the patient. The post holder will work under the direction and support of a Cancer CNS to implement the Cancer Delivery Plan for patients with Skin / Dermatological Cancer.

The Cancer Navigator will manage a small defined caseload of patients under the supervision of the CNS and ensure effective communication with patients, carers, multidisciplinary team and the wider health and social care community. They will work proactively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant Practitioner will work alongside Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS) to improve the experience of care for people with cancer. They will work within the multidisciplinary team providing support, dealing with non-complex tasks to allow registered practitioners to focus their expertise on managing patients complex care needs. They will promote self-management and provide coordination of care, utilising a person centred approach from diagnosis, through treatment and beyond.

The Assistant Practitioner will carry out interventions within agreed parameters and defined protocols of care under the delegation of registered nurses within the speciality.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)  North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.