A Clinical CNS is a senior nursing role which focuses on the holistic needs of the patient. You typically first meet your patients at the point they are diagnosed with cancer,  you then become an essential part of their support as they progress through treatment and beyond.

As a CNS you are most likely to:

• Work in a hospital Trust seeing and speaking with patients who have been diagnosed with cancer as well as their family members;
• Attend clinics to support patients and to provide information;
• Visit patients who have to spend some time in hospital;
• Take each individual patients holistic needs into consideration helping them to understand and make decisions about their care;
• Become a point of contact for patients with questions or worries;
• Help to guide a patient through their cancer journey providing support, information and guidance;
• Open doors to other services and information that may help your patients.