Lymphoma Clinical Nurse SpecialistinLondoninLondonPUBLISHED TUE 14 JAN 2025

We seek an expert nurse with strong clinical, communication and leadership abilities to join the Lymphoma Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) team. The team includes 6 CNS and a support worker and sits within a wider team of haematology and BMT clinical nurse specialists and their respective MDTs.

This role offers an excellent opportunity for an already experienced CNS looking for a new challenge or a band 6 nurse looking to develop new skills and knowledge within a supportive experienced team.

This is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover maternity leave starting from 01.06.2025. We are advertising early to ensure no break in cover. We plan to interview for this post on 04.02.2025.

The CNS is an advanced practitioner who is usually the first point of contact for patients on complex treatment pathways. They counsel patients with a new diagnosis or at disease progression, explaining treatment options, assessing information needs and suitability for therapies. They run existing nurse clinics and attend multi professional clinics. They plan and schedule treatments, troubleshoot issues and remain an important source of continuity and support to patients through their cancer treatment and beyond.

A significant part of the workload is by telephone, assessing patients who are often unwell and intervening to prevent deterioration and hospital admission. An important part of the role is communication with the MDT, shared and primary care. The CNS delivers level 2 psychological support and assesses holistic needs. They are a specialist educational resource and aid the professional development of junior nurses in the department.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.  

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:  

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
  
  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. 

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Fran Penny Job title: Lead CNS Email address: Telephone number:

Informal visits are encouraged and we look forward to hearing from you. For more information please contact Fran Penny, Lead CNS Tel or email