Site Kingston Hospital Town KINGSTON UPON THAMES Salary £55,524 – £62,652 per annum on pro rata basis Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59
Home, community, hospital
KingstonandRichmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range offantasticopportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you’re looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level,weare uniquely placed toprovide therightenvironment to support your professional development.With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the firsttrustof our kindin London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for bothoverallquality andleadership.We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children’s services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the “Best in London” by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
The post-holder will act as keyworker for patients diagnosed with a skin malignancy and core member of the MDT, providing a link between patients and health care professionals across primary, secondary and tertiary care and act as an advocate for patients/families. The post holder will:
Provide an holistic, patient focused service delivering evidence based information and advice to patients with skin cancer, supporting them and their families throughout pre-diagnosis, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. To ensure the provision of high quality specialist nursing care to all patients with skin cancer who are being treated at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Establish follow up outpatient clinics for newly diagnosed patients, patients undergoing treatment and at point of discharge, implementing holistic needs assessments (HNA)
Be involved in establishing and delivering health and wellbeing events
Deliver a minor surgical clinic in line with service requirements.
Contribute to continually development, implementation and evaluation of the Skin Cancer Service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework
Be a clinical expert in skin cancer with excellent communication skills, act as a resource to, the multidisciplinary team, other health care professionals and the general public. The role requires the ability to work autonomously and independently but within an integrated collaborative team.
Main duties of the job
- Attend skin cancer MDT
- Provide an holistic, patient focused service delivering evidence based information and advice to patients with skin cancer, supporting them and their families throughout pre-diagnosis, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. To ensure the provision of high quality specialist nursing care to all patients with skin cancer who are being treated at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
- Establish follow up outpatient clinics for newly diagnosed patients, patients undergoing treatment and at point of discharge, implementing holistic needs assessments (HNA)
- Be involved in establishing and delivering health and wellbeing events
- Deliver a minor surgical clinic in line with service requirements.
- Contribute to continually development, implementation and evaluation of the Skin Cancer Service to improve and maintain standards of patient care and promote a seamless service within a multi-professional framework
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Recognised Skin Cancer module at MSC level or willingness to work towards
Experience
- Significant years of experience of working with skin cancer patients
Skills/Attributes
- Ability to present complex and sensitive information to individuals, small and large groups of staff and patients
Knowledge
- Knowledge of skin cancer, its treatment and associated side effects.
- Awareness of current nursing developments appropriate to area
We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge
We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us – we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service.
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.
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