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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Macmillan Skin Cancer Nurse Specialist/ Skin Caner CNS to join our Dermatology Service at Leighton.

You will join an established team of  Clinical nurse specialists and become a key member of the wider Dermatology Department.

You will provide expert evidence based practice and clinical expertise in caring for patients with dermatological malignancies including provision of cutaneous dermatological surgery.

The post concentrate of delivery of t surgical duties 

This new post has been created following investment in the department and furthers the Department’s strong focus on providing quality patient care in a sustainable service delivery model.

The post would be suitable for a practitioner who has developed surgical skills but would also be suitable as a training post (offered at a B6 rising to a B7 after satisfactory completion of competencies) for practitioners with basic experience wishing to develop skills to become an autonomous practitioner

To arrange in informal discussion about the role, please contact Sali Putt - Skin Cancer ANP ([email protected])  or  Emma Murtagh  - Service Manager ([email protected]) 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Specialist skin cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) caring in collaboration with Dermatology Consultants, cutaneous/ plastic surgeons, clinical & medical oncology teams to provide a service to patients, carers & health professionals.

The post holder will deliver surgical sessions to collect biopsies or remove suspicious lesions from patients at risk of skin cancer. 

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients.  We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.