Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, compassionate, and motivated Registered Nurse to join our team as a part-time Band 6 Head & Neck Clinical Nurse Specialist providing specialist care, support and care coordination for patients with cancer and complex needs. This role offers the chance to develop expertise in head and neck, and thyroid oncology, specialist wound care and altered airway management support. This will be whilst working alongside an experienced, supportive, and highly motivated CNS team.

The post holder will act as a key worker throughout the patient and people affected by cancer's cancer journey, and beyond, ensuring that patient's and their families receive timely, personalised and compassionate care. The CNS will work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, coordinating investigations, treatment plans and MDT outcomes across local and regional cancer services, whilst supporting service development, governance, and quality improvements.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver expert, patient-centred care to individuals with head and neck cancer and related conditions.
• Act as patient advocate.
• Support patients and families throughout their treatment journey, providing education, clinical guidance, and emotional support.
• Signpost to other services when appropriate.
• Work collaboratively within the CNS team, Dietitians, Speech and Language Therapists, Surgeons, Oncologists, Clinic staff, ward staff, the wider MDT to ensure seamless and coordinated care.
• Participate in oncology clinics, multidisciplinary meetings, Maxillofacial wound care clinics, HNA clinics.
• Contribute to service development initiatives, and quality improvements projects.
• Identification of specific care needs of the patients with Head, Neck, and Thyroid cancer, delivering information at appropriate points in the patient's pathway.
• There is some cross over with the skin cancer team and the maxillofacial teams resulting in shared care with a small cohort of skin cancer patients and their wound care.

About us
At Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we are committed to bringing our people, communities, and partners together to provide patient care we can all be proud of. Our values of Compassion, Ambition, Respect, and Encouragement guide everything we do. The post holder will work within a supportive and inclusive environment, where teamwork is paramount and where your contributions are valued. We are a small team with a lot of passion, and we are looking forward to working with our new addition to the team.

Details
Date posted: 29 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year PER ANNUM PRO RATA
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 166-SS-8305503

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Audit experience and subsequent quality improvement
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Sound IT skills
• Good record keeping
• Awareness of local and national guidelines
• Evidence of developing clinical skills

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

• Advanced communication course
• Research experience
• Leadership course
• Presentation skills
• Risk management awareness

Essential Qualifications and Training

• 1st level RGN
• 1st level degree or equivalent experience
• Speciality related course at degree level or equivalent experience
• Mentorship course

Desirable Qualifications and Training

• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Non-medical prescriber (or willing to work towards)
• Sage and Thyme course

Essential Experience

• Significant, relevant (post registration) experience with two years or more in speciality area
• Ability to conduct nurse led clinics
• Facilitate and support learning
• Awareness of Quality Assurance/peer review process
• Management and leadership experience

Desirable Experience

• Evidence of leading a change project
• Experience of quality assurance/peer review process
• Experience in Head and Neck cancers
• Experience in Head and Neck wound care
• Experience in tracheostomy care

Essential Personal Attributes

• Able to use own initiative and work autonomously
• Positive attitude, self-motivated
• Able to manage and organise own workload with conflicting priorities
• Able to work under pressure
• Recognise own limitations
• Work effectively with the MDT
• Proactive in the continued development of the service
• Adaptable to meet service needs

Essential Trust Values

• Proud to CARE - Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information apply through our website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information apply through our website.

Contact: Lead Head & Neck CNS, Vicky Cattell, vicky.cattell1@nhs.net, 01246512639

Closing date: 12 November 2026