Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust


A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join one of the country’s leading Head and Neck Cancer centres as a Head & Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist.
You will be part of our large multi-disciplinary team working directly with other clinical nurse specialists in the acute centre at Guy’s hospital. You will also liaise closely with the clinical nurse specialists in our unique community support team, transferring patients from their acute treatment at the centre to on-going care out in the community.

The successful candidate will maintain and develop the current nurse-led service to provide assessment, psychosocial support and treatment for patients and their families following diagnosis of head and neck cancer; work alongside consultant head & neck surgical colleagues and other members of the wider multi-disciplinary team to provide case-managed care for patients and provide leadership and educational support for ward based nursing teams. The successful candidate will be instrumental in the delivery of the departmental Head & Neck cancer development programme

There is a commitment to service development and innovation within the unit so we are looking for someone with the drive and creativity to implement change and improve the patient journey. This role is ideally suited to a team player who possesses the skills and empathy to work successfully with a diverse patient cohort and has the confidence to make things happen. The Trust is committed to developing a world class centre of excellence for all our cancer patients across South East London which means there is no better time to join this expanding team.

The department is fully committed to the development of its staff and provides a dynamic environment conducive to gaining additional knowledge and skills. Our close links with local, nationally renowned educational providers enables us to provide a wide range of educational programmes up to PhD level and we offer a generous package of both study leave and course fees.

The closing date for applications is October 12th, please see NHS jobs for an application

For more information and an informal visit please contact Dawn Harper, Matron, 02071887188 or e mail at dawn.harper@gstt.nhs.uk