Macmillan Lymphoedema Clinical Nurse Specialist

main area lymphoedema grade band 6 contract fixed term: 6 months (to recruit into a nonrecurring funded post) hours full time - 37.5 hours per week job
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employer betsi cadwaladr university health board employer type nhs site eryri community hospital town caernarfon salary £40,559 - £48,841 per annum salary period yearly closing 18/10/2026 23:59

if you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then betsi cadwaladr university health board (bcuhb) north wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across north wales .

Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our organisational values and ‘proud to lead’ competence framework.

the organisation is currently undertaking a comprehensive operating model review and change programme to ensure we are best positioned for the future, creating exciting opportunities to shape how we work and deliver for the people of north wales.

enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “disability confident employer” scheme.
we also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

please check your email account regularly. successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

applications may be submitted in welsh. Applications submitted in welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in english.

this post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months due to funding

if you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

the clinical nurse specialist works across bcuhb within a clinical speciality acting in the roles of practitioner, educator, consultant, researcher, leader/change agent and care coordinator/case manager in the pursuit of clinical excellence and improved health outcomes.

clinical nurse specialists are recognised internationally as expert practitioners, having in-depth knowledge of a speciality that results in expanding boundaries of nursing practice and the implementation of evidence-based practice and clinical research.

clinical practice is central to the clinical nurse specialist role, however in order to influence and improve nursing practice it is essential the role is underpinned by the competencies as outlined in the job description below. Due to the diversity of the cns role key accountabilities and key performance indicators will vary according to patient/population and service needs. Therefore, the key performance indicators will be determined by the individual service and will be based on the key accountabilities as outlined in this cns generic job description.

this position includes a clinical workload.

provide expert nursing knowledge in the management of patient care within a defined area of specialty practice, working with the patient, family or other health professionals to provide timely nursing care to optimise outcomes.

uses advanced health assessment skills in the assessment of patients and critiques own practice to maintain clinical competence.

prescribes advanced evidence-based nursing therapeutics, pharmacological/non-pharmacological interventions, diagnostic measures, equipment, procedures, and treatments to meet the needs of patients, families and groups, in…