Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practitioner to join the Acute Oncology team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. The role involves developing and delivering services across organisational and professional boundaries, working autonomously and in collaboration with various departments like A&E, MAAU, and the Chemotherapy Unit. The post requires vision, innovation, and a strong desire to provide high standards of patient care, focusing on the implementation and assessment of services against National Quality Measures for Acute Oncology.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with the NMC
- Qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
- Advanced communication skills training/qualification or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of professional development relevant to the speciality
- History taking and physical assessment qualification at degree level qualification or willingness to work towards
- To hold mentorship or teaching qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development and training
- To demonstrate a genuine interest in cancer care and knowledge of this speciality, working at an advanced level clinically and managerially
- Experience in clinical haematology / oncology or palliative care
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in management, leadership
- Advanced communication skills training/qualification
- To have completed relevant degree. Working at master level and working towards masters level qualifications
- To have completed AOS passport
- Research awareness and applies research into practice and demonstrates advanced skills and knowledge base.
- Independent and Supplementary nurse prescribing is desirable but not essential at appointment. However, this is a requirement of the role and a willingness to undertake the course is essential
- QUalifications & Knowledge
- Registered Nurse with the NMC
- Qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject
- Advanced communication skills training/qualification or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of professional development relevant to the speciality
- History taking and physical assessment qualification at degree level qualification or willingness to work towards
- To hold mentorship or teaching qualification
- Evidence of continuing professional development and training
- To demonstrate a genuine interest in cancer care and knowledge of this speciality, working at an advanced level clinically and managerially
- Experience in clinical haematology / oncology or palliative care
- Qualification in management, leadership
- Advanced communication skills training/qualification
- To have completed relevant degree. Working at master level and working towards masters level qualifications
- To have completed AOS passport
- Research awareness and applies research into practice and demonstrates advanced skills and knowledge base.
- Independent and Supplementary nurse prescribing is desirable but not essential at appointment. However, this is a requirement of the role and a willingness to undertake the course is essential
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £49,387 — matches the national scale.
Posted 10d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Agenda for Change Band 7:£49,387 £56,515 per annum
Full-time (37.5 hours)
Permanent Position
We are recruiting for Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialistwho wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "working together, Improving together".
This is an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practitioner to take on this Specialist Nursing role working as a key member in continuing developing our services for Acute Oncology. The post requires vision, innovation and the ability to work across professional boundaries, underpinned by a real desire to provide the highest standards of patient care.
Main duties of the job
This post will work in collaboration with, and autonomously as part of the acute oncology team to help develop and deliver services across organisational, professional and geographical boundaries.
This role will work close with key areas of the Trust including A&E, MAAU, and the Chemotherapy Unit. Whilst additionally forging closeworking relationships with the visiting consultants from the Cancer Centre's, the medical and cancer teams, and the Specialist Palliative Care team.
It is essential that you possess a high level of up-to-date relevant clinical knowledge and experience i
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