Senior Chemotherapy Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 28.5
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic Band 6 SACT trained nurse to work in the Chemotherapy Treatment Unit at CCC - Liverpool. You will undergo dual training in Oncology and Haematology systemic anticancer treatments and support junior staff. The position requires travel to various peripheral sites across Wirral and Liverpool. The successful applicant will support the team in a leadership role, educating and assessing staff.
Essential criteria
- 1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Degree in healthcare related subject
- UKONS SACT Passport or NM6 995
- Chemotherapy Administrations and Care
- Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care ILS
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Recognised teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
- MSc Clinical Examination
- MSc Clinical Diagnostics
- NM6 999 Foundations in Cancer Care
- NM6 998 Cancer Treatments and Care
- NM6 996 Chemotherapy Principles and Care
- Advanced Communications skills training
- Previous cancer nursing experience
- Knowledge of various drugs and their interactions and side effects
- Knowledge of NMC code of conduct
- Competent in the delivery of all SACT
- Competent in Cannulation/Phlebotomy/CVAD
- Previous experience in Solid Tumour and or Haemato-oncology
- Leadership and management experience
- Experience of audit and research
- 1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Degree in healthcare related subject
- UKONS SACT Passport or NM6 995
- Chemotherapy Administrations and Care
- Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care ILS
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Recognised teaching qualification
- MSc Clinical Examination
- MSc Clinical Diagnostics
- NM6 999 Foundations in Cancer Care
- NM6 998 Cancer Treatments and Care
- NM6 996 Chemotherapy Principles and Care
- Advanced Communications skills training
- Previous cancer nursing experience
- Knowledge of various drugs and their interactions and side effects
- Knowledge of NMC code of conduct
- Competent in the delivery of all SACT
- Competent in Cannulation/Phlebotomy/CVAD
- Previous experience in Solid Tumour and or Haemato-oncology
- Leadership and management experience
- Experience of audit and research
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 11d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Senior Chemotherapy Staff Nurse
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Skilled Worker sponsorship will be assigned in line with Trust procedure. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Senior Chemotherapy Staff Nurse, Chemotherapy Treatment Unit, CCC-L
Working Pattern: 3 Days a week, 28.5 hours, Monday - Saturday
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people.
Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on Clatterbridge in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care, and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site.Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we are able to deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies. We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work
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