Clinical Nurse Specialist - Cancer Services Macmillan Wellbeing

This is a very exciting opportunity to become a pivotal member of the wellbeing service at MKUH cancer centre. The post holder will be responsible for the Wellbeing cancer CNS support as well as supporting patients under the Neurology cancer service shared with Oxford University Hospital. The post holder will have expert knowledge and clinical skills within cancer management and will have worked with patients and families providing holistic support. Understanding the importance is both medical and psychological care., The post holder will have operational responsibility for the Neurology cancer CNS workload and supporting the wider wellbeing team on group and individual activities surrounding patient and family care. They will have excellent communication skills, strong leadership, management, and interpersonal skills with the ability to drive change to ensure that the cancer service in the Trust is both safe and effective.

The post holder will be a highly visible presence across the specialty, they will work to ensure the highest standards of care, setting and maintaining standards of clinical excellence and continuously improving experiences for patients, families and carers.

This rapidly expanding modern and busy unit offers many training opportunities for their staff, recent developments have led to opening of a new Cancer Centre which opened early 2020 and a radiotherapy unit opened early 2025 in partnership with Oxford University Hospital. This developing service is supported by a forward thinking & supportive Management Team, Nurse Practitioners, Palliative Care Team & Macmillan Information and Support Centre. We firmly believe in holistic care, complementary therapy, clinical psychology, and Citizen Advice Bureau all have clinics in the unit. We also offer carers and patient support groups.

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

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