Department: Gynae Oncology CNS Team
Location: St James’s University Hospital
Division: Oncology CSU
Hours Per Week: 25

Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Leeds Teaching hospital NHS Trust for a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist working within the Gynaecology Oncology Team at Leeds Cancer Centre, St James’s Hospital. This post is part time 25 hours per week.

The post holder will work within in a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists and be an integral part of the wider Multi-disciplinary Team providing holistic care to enhance the quality of life for patients/carers with a suspicion or diagnosis of Gynaecology cancer, including complex physical, psychological, and emotional needs.

We are a dynamic and forward-thinking team, always striving to improve our patient’s experience.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic nurse with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join us and help us to continue to drive the service forward.

Why you should join our Team
The role of the CNS is primarily to support patients from a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of gynaecological cancer throughout their cancer journey acting as the patient’s key worker and taking into consideration the patients holistic needs and delivering personalised care.

The post holder will develop specialist knowledge in gynaecological cancer and treatment and will be able to offer expert advise to patients and colleagues.

The post holder will be office based but will attend regular outpatient clinics and provide specialist psychological support to inpatients. They will also be a core member of the MDT with regular MDT meeting attendance acting as the patients advocate.

What you will bring to the role
The post holder will be part of a dedicated team comprising of 8 Clinical Nurse Specialists, 2 Medical Oncology Consultants, 6 Gynaecology Oncology Surgical Consultants, 3 Clinical Oncology Consultants – we also work closely with General Gynaecology where most of our patients have their initial investigations and diagnosis. We work within a wider Multidisciplinary Team and collaborate with other services to provide care and treatment to our patients.

Having a cancer diagnosis is one of the most significant events that someone will go through - all of our Gynae Team holds the patient at the very centre of everything that we do; by working closely together we endeavour to make our patient’s experience the absolute best that it can be – we want our patients to feel cared for, listened to and supported – we want a Nurse that shares our values.

The Trust Values have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. All actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.

Our Trust values
The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

• Responsible
• Open and Honest
• One Team
• Kind

Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

• People
• Improvement and Innovation
• Partnerships
• Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application.

Closing date: 29/10/2026
Contact: Jodie Eastwood, Gynae ONC CNS Team leader, jodie.eastwood@nhs.net, 0113 2067836