Registered Nurse - Combined Triage Assessment Unit
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting secondment opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Combined Triage Assessment Unit (CTAU) within the Cancer Business Unit. The role involves telephone triaging, assessing, planning, and implementing care for acutely unwell cancer patients. You will support patients undergoing cancer treatments, providing advice and assessment, with some patients being admitted to cancer wards. The unit operates 7 days a week, with varying hours.
Key responsibilities
- Telephone triaging, assessing, planning and implementing care to acutely unwell patients.
- Supporting the cancer patient journey when they become unwell as a result of their treatment.
- Working weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis.
- Working in a fast-paced challenging environment.
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
- Evidence of acute experience
- Evidence of working under pressure
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Student Nurse Assessor/Supervisor
- [contact details removed] clinical area/speciality
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Cannulation/ Venepuncture trained
- Oncology/Haematology experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Nurse - Combined Triage Assessment Unit
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Do you want to be part of the ever evolving and exciting speciality of Cancer Care? If the answer is yes to the above, then look no further and come and join the motivated and enthusiastic Nursing Team within the Cancer Business Unit.
Do you enjoy a fast paced challenging environment?
Do you want to help shape the future of the unwell cancer patient care at the Royal Derby Hospital ?
If the answer to the above is yes then this is an exciting secondment opportunity and be a part of our team in the Combined Triage Assessment Unit (CTAU)
There will be a requirement to work weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota basis.
Main duties of the job
We are ideally looking for an experienced Registered Nurse with demonstrable post registration experience with acute and/or Oncology/Haematology experience, who will thrive in our bespoke assessment unit .
We are in search of driven, compassionate and forward thinking nurses to join our team to support the cancer patient journey when they become unwell as a result of their treatment.
You must be adaptable, able to thrive under pressure, a great team player, be able to empathise and to remain professional and positive during challenging situations.
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