Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist - Neurology Services

Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Neurology Services NHS AfC:
Band 6

Main area Neuro-Oncology Nursing Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job  
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Site The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
- Liverpool Town Liverpool Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/07/2026 23:59

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This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and compassionate registered nurse to join our Neuro-Oncology team as a Band 6 Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). The successful applicant will benefit from a structured 18-month development programme, receiving comprehensive training, clinical supervision, and dedicated support to develop the specialist knowledge and skills required for advanced practice in Neuro-Oncology.

Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care while building expertise in the assessment, management, and support of patients with neurological conditions.

On successful completion of the development programme and achievement of the agreed competencies, the postholder will automatically progress to a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist role, providing an excellent career pathway for nurses aspiring to specialist and advanced practice. This is a unique opportunity to develop your career within a supportive and forward-thinking service committed to professional growth and excellence in patient care.

The successful applicant will:

• Under the supervision of the CNS, use their professional and clinical skills, to act as a resource and advocate for patients within their specialty.
• Act as a keyworker and support the co-ordination of patient care along the treatment pathway.
• Work as a core member of the MDT supporting the cancer pathway to improve the patient experience.
• Play a key role in the development and co-ordination of services with the aim of optimising patient care.
• Deliver evidence based individualised patient care according to patient’s changing health care needs, through holistic needs assessment (HNA).

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

Please review attached Job Description and Person Specification for details of role and main…