A rare opportunity has arisen to join our nationally renowned Cancer Late-Effects service: It is increasingly recognized that patients that have undergone cancer treatments can have a wide range of later presenting effects that can impact on their lives and wellbeing.
This is within a small nurse-led team that works autonomously with excellent consultant staff support. It provides great scope and opportunity to develop your advanced nursing skills on direct patient care in nurse led clinics and patient liaison with a wide range of stakeholders both internally at UCLH and externally.
The service is part of the renowned cancer nursing service at UCLH and we provide professional development, both in-job and through post graduate pathways. You have the opportunity to attend national and international conferences.
The post holder will provide effective clinical and strategic leadership for the Late Effects Clinical Nurse Specialist service. They will ensure that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery. They will be responsible for coordinating care, monitoring expenditure, monitoring the quality of clinical support and environmental services and managing specialist nursing staff. They will also be accountable for the development and performance management of CNS’s within their team to enable delivery of the trust nursing and midwifery strategy.
The Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist is a leadership role within the Trust integral to the provision of a high-quality service for patients under the care of the Late Effects service. Central to the role is a collaborative approach with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), working across professional and organisational boundaries as necessary in order to provide a comprehensive patient-focused service.
The post holder will also engage with networking with external stakeholders and engaging with Late Effects services in other organisations to help develop the best possible care for patients.
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.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
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