Main area Skin Cancer Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment if internal member of staff) Hours Part time – 32 hours per week Job ref 223-CBS-802
Site Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Town Shrewsbury Salary £39,959 – £48,117 per annum/ pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59
Job overview
This position is a 12-month fixed term/ secondment contract to cover maternity leave.
An exciting opportunity to work within Dermatology as a member of the Skin Cancer Team.
We are a small team with a large workload, based in the outpatient department at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. We are looking to recruit a Skin Cancer CNS to work as a Band 6 for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
The successful applicant will undertake the following elements of Skin Cancer Management:
Attendance and participation in weekly MDT.
Managing a cohort of follow-up patient, who have been diagnosed with skin cancer and require on-going monitoring.
Act as Key Worker to patients with a skin cancer diagnosis and have or work towards an advanced communication qualification.
Main duties of the job
- Provide expert advice, information and support to people diagnosed with skin cancer, as well as their families and carers.
- Help manage patients throughout their care journey, including follow-up appointments, skin checks and ongoing monitoring.
- Work closely with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to make sure patients receive safe, high-quality care.
- Support patients with understanding their diagnosis, treatment options and how to look after their health.
- Teach and guide staff, students and colleagues, sharing specialist knowledge to improve care and best practice.
- Maintain accurate patient records, follow national guidelines and help develop and improve the skin cancer service across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team — clinical or non-clinical — plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values — ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the duties and responsibilities required for this role, please see the attached document entitled “Job Pack”.
Qualifications
- NMC
Experience
- Previous experience working within the NHS
- Evidence of working towards a higher level of education
Experience
- Working with cancer patients
- Additional vocational training
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If you require the application form in an alternative format, please call the Recruitment Team on 01743 492402 or email us at sath.recruitment@nhs.net
In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised. We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Our Commitment to Safety and Respect – The Trust is a signatory to the NHS Sexual Safety Charter and is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace, free from sexual misconduct, harassment and discrimination. We expect everyone working, training or learning within the Trust to uphold appropriate professional boundaries, demonstrate respectful behaviour and contribute to a culture in which colleagues feel safe to speak up.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Sister Esther Bode Job title Skin Cancer CNS Email address esther.bode-smith@nhs.net Telephone number 01743 261107
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Address The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS TrustShrewsbury Business Park1 Douglas CourtShrewsburyShropshireSY2 6LGTelephone 01743 492402
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