Exciting new job opportunity!

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An exciting new job opportunity for a Band 6 CNS in Head, Neck and Thyroid Cancers, and Long Term Altered Airways has come up at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

https://vacancies.royaldevon.nhs.uk/jobs/job/Clinical-Nurse-Specialist-Head-Neck–Thyroid-Cancers/11523

 

Job Vacancy:

Band 6 CNS in Head Neck and Thyroid Cancers and Long Term Altered Airways

Application Dates

16.09.25 – 14.10.25

Location ( If applicable)

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5DW

Summary of position

Band 6: £38,682-£46,580 per annum pro rata

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual to become an integral member of a well-established, dynamic and forward thinking Head, Neck & Thyroid Cancer Specialist Nursing Team. The successful candidate will support a seamless pathway of care for patients across the clinical interface; including those with malignancies of the head, neck and thyroid and those who require benign or malignant artificial airway management. The successful candidate will be supported in career progression training and development opportunities utilising the ACCEND framework.

Website for further details  (if applicable)

https://vacancies.royaldevon.nhs.uk/jobs/job/Clinical-Nurse-Specialist-Head-Neck–Thyroid-Cancers/11523

E mail/telephone contact for more information (if applicable)

Kelly Kingwell 01392 402 215 k.kingwell@nhs.net

The 10th International Congress on Innovative Approaches in Head and Neck Oncology

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The 10th International Congress on Innovative Approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO 2026 – ‘Driven by Biology, Centred on the Person: A New Approach to Head and Neck Cancer’,) will take place in Seville, Spain, from 19 to 21 March 2026.

Organised by the European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), the European Head and Neck Society (EHNS) and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), this biennial congress offers a unique platform to advance multidisciplinary and multimodal treatment strategies in the field of head and neck oncology.

ICHNO 2026 will feature state-of-the-art lectures, updates from practice-changing trials, real-world evidence sessions, and the latest technological innovations in head and neck cancer care. The programme focus is to bring clinical and academic researchers together, to understand the biology that underpins disease and toxicity, and to apply that understanding to a person centred, individualised approach to treatment.

This international meeting brings together experts in oncology, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, dieticians, speech and language therapists, nurses, restorative dentists, scientists and related specialties to foster collaboration, dialogue, and innovation that directly impact patient care.

Join us in Seville for three days of scientific excellence and collaborative learning in the fight against head and neck cancers.

Find out more at the ESTRO website

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL HEAD AND NECK CANCER CONFERENCE – 20TH MARCH 2026

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Please see details of International Head and Neck Cancer Conference being held in Cambridge in 2026

Home | Cambridge Head And N

Book your tickets now:

Speakers announced so far:-

SPEAKERS
Mr Furrat Amen – Conference Organiser/Founder
Consultant ENT Surgeon
Peterborough City and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Mr Xenofon Kochilas – Co-organiser
Consultant ENT Surgeon
North West Anglia Foundation Trust
Mrs Samar Amen – Co-organiser/Founder
Mrs Sarah Pilsworth – Co-organiser
Organiser of Allied Health Professional Section
Macmillian Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Professor Ehab Hanna
Professor of Head and Neck Surgery
Vice Chair, MD Anderson, Texas, USA
Professor Kevin Harrington
Professor of Biological Cancer Therapies
Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
Professor Rui Fernandes
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
UF Health, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Professor Mario Fernández
Professor of Head and Neck Surgery
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Professor Haitham Mirghani
Professor of Head and Neck Surgery,
European Hospital Georges Pompidou, Paris
Professor Christophe Le Tourneau 
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Institut Curie, Paris
Dr Sarah Jefferies 
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
More exciting speakers to be announced. Speakers and topics may change

 

4TH SEPTEMBER 2025 – HEAD AND NECK CANCER STUDY DAY – THE CHRISTIE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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Please see link for booking attendance at this fantastic study day – this is being offered as a hybrid event.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/head-and-neck-cancer-study-day-tickets-1272162565479?aff=oddtdtcreator

10% Discount code available – quote BAHNON10

Overview

The day will be aimed at Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and anyone working with head and neck cancer patients. We will explore some of the current non-surgical therapies that patients are offered and each session will include a case study.

Intended Audience

The day will be aimed at Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and anyone working with head and neck cancer patients.

What to expect

  • Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer
  • Proton Beam Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer
  • Ethical dilemmas around management inc. enteral feeding etc.
  • Managing treatments around patients’ lifestyle choices
  • Treating patients with a dementia diagnosis and safe guarding issues

Agenda

Available on eventbrite

Newsflash: BAHNON and Get A-Head Charity Strengthen Partnership 

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Newsflash: BAHNON and Get A-Head Charity Strengthen Partnership
 

The British Association of Head and Neck Oncology Nurses (BAHNON) and the Get A-Head Charitable Trust have reaffirmed their commitment to accessing and advancing education in head and neck cancer care through a supportive partnership.  

We appreciate that gaining funding from Trusts in the current financial climate in the NHS is challenging and therefore as part of their ongoing collaboration, Get A-Head would like to provide grants which support education for healthcare professionals.  

 

These grants are only available to BAHNON members and therefore to apply you will need to email us @  bahnonurses@gmail to receive the grant application link.  This is so that we can verify you are a paid-up member of our organisation.  

This partnership continues to play a vital role in empowering head and neck nurses, improving patient outcomes, and shaping the future of cancer care in the UK 

Claire Barber, President of BAHNON and Danni Heath, Get A-Head 

BAHNON CONFERENCE FEEDBACK

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We hope you enjoyed this year’s conference, just in case you missed scanning the QR code for our survey monkey feedback, please see URL link below for you to complete.  – Feedback regarding all our speakers, venue, and future plans  is helpful to all

 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHCN8Y3

ROYAL MARSDEN STUDY DAYS

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Please check out these 3 study days coming up at the Royal Marsden.

SACT Study Day – 17th July, 2025

Adult Chemotherapy Study Day Programme 2025

 

ANNUAL UPDATE ON ADVANCES IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER: TREATMENT, REHABILITATION AND PATIENT EXPERIENCE – 2 DAYS 7-8 OCTOBER 2025

Speech Language Therapy 2-Day Provisional Programme 2025 An Update on Head Neck & Thyroid Oncology Programme 2026

 

AN UPDATE ON HEAD, NECK AND THYROID ONCOLOGY – 23RD JANUARY 2026

An Update on Head Neck & Thyroid Oncology Programme 2026

Dissemination of survey about feeding practices after head and neck surgery – UCL

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Bahnon supports the circulation of the attached survey being run by UCL.  This is looking at feeding practices after head and neck reconstructive surgery (including oral cavity/oropharynx)

Poster to share and link to survey is included below:

UCLSurvey advert v2

 

https://qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_erf6lBKGlgzfPj8

ORACLE HEAD AND NECK CANCER UK – USEFUL RESOURCE

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Bahnon would like to share this new resource available via Oracle Website.  Information for patients under going head and neck cancer treatment.

 

https://oraclehnc.org.uk/patients-and-carers/what-to-expect

BAHNON POSTER PRESENTATIONS – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 6TH JUNE 2025

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BAHNON POSTER PRESENTATIONS – CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 6TH JUNE, 2025

 

This year BAHNON welcomes abstracts from all CNS/AHP involved in head and neck cancer treatment and prevention  

 

Do you have a service you wish to share 

Recent Research findings 

 

PRIZES FOR 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACES 

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT VIA OUR EMAIL ADDRESS: BAHNONURSES@GMAIL.COM 

CLOSING DATE 6TH JUNE 2025