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Macmillan CNS post – Dermatology (Band 7)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our dermatology department for an experienced individual  to join our friendly and supportive team of nurses and Consultants at MFT. 

The successful candidate will work primarily within Dermatology OPD within the Skin Cancer service. They will work alongside consultants, diagnosing actual and potential skin cancers, and reviewing patients following diagnosis with skin cancer, inform the patients of their diagnosis, and support and monitor the patient group throughout their journey on to oncology and plastic surgery centres. 

The successful candidate will also have line management responsibility alongside the current band 7 CNS.

This is an exciting time to be joining the service with a number of transformative projects to improve the patient experience which includes  one-stop clinics and skin analytics which will require the candidate to work across all four of our sites (Withington, Wythenshawe, Trafford General and Altrincham Hospital).

We are a forward-thinking team offering opportunities to develop both your clinical and professional skills, to effectively manage both acute and chronic skin disease and will support your learning and development. Surgery skills competence would be welcomed which will support our busy department, but training will be provided for the candidate if necessary. Participation in clinical audit is expected.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to act as a role model to all team members in the delivery of a high standard of specialist research-based care. 

The post holder is responsible for ensuring immediate care to skin cancer patients and will work within the dermatology service. The post holder will assess plan, implement an d evaluate the care for these patients and ve able to make informed decisions within their own are. They will prove direct patient care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist areas. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.