Clinical Nurse Specialist - Acute Oncology
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Macmillan Acute Oncology Nursing Service. The post holder will provide excellent clinical skills to review patients with complications of anti-cancer treatment, malignancy, or new diagnoses during emergency admissions. Based at Bronglais General Hospital, the role requires flexible working across three sites and occasional shifts on the oncology and haematology SACT cancer treatment triage line. The post holder will offer specialist oncology nursing advice, guidance, support, and leadership, working autonomously and providing education.
Key responsibilities
- Provide excellent clinical skills and experience to review patients admitted with complications of anti-cancer treatment, malignancy, or new diagnoses.
- Work flexibly across all three sites in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (Withybush General Hospital, Glangwili General Hospital and Prince Philip Hospital).
- Occasionally work on the oncology and haematology SACT cancer treatment triage line.
- Demonstrate leadership, innovation, negotiation and teaching within the Health Board.
- Provide specialist oncology nursing advice, guidance, support and leadership.
- Work autonomously and manage own workload, including providing specialist education and training to staff.
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse level 1
- Current NMC registration
- Masters degree or equivalent experience
- Specialist qualifications
- Expert level of knowledge in clinical speciality
- Knowledge of service improvement
- Able to undertake a literature search and critically appraise research papers
- Experience in the relevant specialty
- Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
- Experience of managing a ward/area/department
- Experience of working with pre registration nursing/midwifery students in a mentorship role
- Experience of undertaking audit
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Management qualification
- Advanced clinical skills
- Non medical prescribing course
- Experience of participating in research
- Welsh speaker (Level 1)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £50,129 – £57,365 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hywel Dda University Health Board
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Acute Oncology
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
The Macmillan Acute Oncology Nursing Service is now a well established service within Hywel Dda University Health Board.
We are looking for a motivated Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the current team, providing excellent clinical skills and experience to review patients admitted with either complications of anti cancer treatment, complications of malignancy or new diagnosis of malignancy during an emergency admission.
The base of this role will be Bronglais General Hospital, Aberystwyth. However, the post will require the successful applicant to work flexibly across all three sites in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire (Withybush General Hospital, Glangwili General Hospital and Prince Philip Hospital).
The post holder will also occasionally work on the oncology and haematology SACT cancer treatment triage line.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a key member of the Health Board with an opportunity to demonstrate leadership, innovation, negotiation and teaching. The post holder will have the ability to work under pressure, be keen to face challenges, be well organised and enthusiastic, possess good IT skills, excellent communication skills and be able to work as an effective member of a Multidisciplinary Team.
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