Clinical Nurse Specialist ACCEND

Clinical Nurse Specialist ACCEND

The closing date is 02 March 2026

The Cancer Services team have secured funding for 15 hours across both sites for the implementation of ACCEND. This may be two posts with existing Clinical Nurse Specialists undertaking additional hours within their current roles. Both sites will be covered remotely and face to face.

This Career Pathway, Core Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiP) and Education Framework for the Nursing and Allied Health Professions Workforce (the Framework) has been developed as part of a UK wide programme called the Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development programme (ACCEND).

The ACCEND programme aims to provide transformational reform for the career pathways and associated education, training, learning and development opportunities for the workforce providing care to people affected by cancer.

The overall purpose of this Framework is to support the development of the workforce providing care to people affected by cancer by helping our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you’ll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

About the Role

More detail about the role

The post holder will be required to work autonomously as well as part of the immediate MDT and larger teams participating in the implementation of ACCEND across the organisation. You will give advice, instigate meetings, training opportunities working with team to embed into operational business as normal.

This is an exciting opportunity for any cancer clinical nurse specialist to develop communication, leadership and enhance project management.

You will provide essential communication to improve visibility of ACCEND, developing KPIs and working closely with the lead Cancer nurses and cancer alliance.

Working Pattern: 15hrs (can be split 7½hrs across sites, Oncology Centre or Seamoor Unit) Fixed Term Contract 12 months

Interview Date: To Be Confirmed

Pay: The salary advertised for this position reflects the Agenda for Change 2026‑7 rates, inclusive of a 3.3% pay award implemented from April 2026. If you join before this date, remuneration will be based on the 2025‑6 pay bandings (Pay scales for 2025/26 | NHS Employers)

For further information please contact: Clare Rowley, clinical matron, cancer services  Nicola Cole Clinical Matron and deputy Lead Cancer Nurse  & Tina Grose Lead Cancer Nurse

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

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