Skin Cancer Support Nurse


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stoke on Trent, ST4 6QG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	18 Aug 2026
Closing date:	25 Aug 2026

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Summary

Communicate using a range of methods to ensure a caring, sensitive and empathetic manner to patients and their relatives. Communicate sensitive information about patients to other members of the health care team and with the consent of the patient to their relatives. Demonstrate excellent communication skills when dealing with difficult situations. Lease and communicate with members of the nursing and multidisciplinary team in the planning and delivery of care for skin cancer patients. E.g.: cancer team, radiology staff, counsellor and other healthcare professionals. Being able to identify the educational needs of patients, their families and and their carers in relation skin cancer and addressing them at an individual and community level. Ensuring patients understand their treatment options, enabling them to provide informed consent. Always maintain patient and relative confidentiality. Promote equality and diversity ensuring that the individual needs of the patients and their families are recognised. It is expected that ALL employees of the Trust will take part in the appraisal process each year with the first appraisal taking place within the first 6 months from appointment.

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