Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Teenage Cancer Trust Clinical Liaison Nurse Specialist for Teenage and Young Adults with cancer at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust as a fixed term post until December 2026 to cover maternity leave. The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is a Designated Hospital for Teenage and Young Adults with cancer, and the successful post holder will work closely with the TYA Principal Treatment Centre, University Hospital Birmingham and the Teenage Cancer Trust.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our team, someone with a high- level of relevant clinical knowledge and experience at cancer nursing. Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience of working with young people with a cancer diagnosis, experience of malignant haematology and / or oncology. 

Main duties of the job

The role will be to provide support and advice for patients aged 13-24 years old and work alongside site specific oncology and haematology teams.

The post holder will be expected to continue to develop a high-quality service to young people with cancer. They will be required to work autonomously and collaboratively with key stakeholders within the Trust, Principal Treatment Centre, and wider cancer networks.

This post is funded by Teenage Cancer Trust. Teenage Cancer Trust is the only UK charity providing funding for specialist healthcare professionals who care and support teenagers and young adults with cancer. The successful post holder will link into a national network of funded TYA cancer professionals, be able to access a range of learning and professional development opportunities, be involved in the work of Teenage Cancer Trust and link to other national and international professional bodies.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.