Acute Oncology Support Worker - Peterborough
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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 supports the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) at Peterborough City Hospital, which provides a 7-day service for patients with complications from cancer treatments. The post holder will clinically assist the nursing team with unwell patients and triage emergency calls. They will also provide administrative support, undertake audits, and collate patient data to maintain and develop the service.
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education to GSCE level or equivalent
- Educated to A level or NVQ level 3, with knowledge of Health & Social Care
Desirable criteria
- Communication skills training
- Coaching qualification
- Foundation Degree/Post Graduate Diploma
- Extensive experience of working within a busy clinical healthcare setting
- Experience of identifying a deteriorating patient and how to escalate such
- Extensive patient or public facing experience
- Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks to meet competing deadlines
- Experience of working as part of a team and individually
- Experience of working within guidelines, policies and protocols
- Experience of dealing with difficult situations and confrontations with both colleagues and patients
- Proven experience in data entry and associated documentation
- Experience of IT packages - Microsoft Office, Excel and IT equipment e.g. ipads and tablets
- Insight into cancer and related issues
- Knowledge / experience of Audit
- Key Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including telephone, email, face to face with both colleagues and patients
- Understanding and practice of clinical skills such as ECG's, Bladder Scans, Phlebotomy and cannulation.
- Good time management skills
- Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents
- Flexible in approach to work and the changing needs of the service
- Ability to prioritise own workload and occasionally the work of others
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously
- Willing to take on / learn new skills
- Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to raise safeguarding concerns if required through appropriate channels.
- Experience in delivering health education sessions to groups
- Experience in or good understanding of health and social care services and pathways
- Demonstrate awareness of the needs of people affected by cancer
- Understanding of the anxiety and distress of some patients and relatives
- Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions and terminology
- Awareness of national and local cancer guidance, including the living with and beyond cancer agenda
- Knowledge of cancer information and services
- Good standard of general education to GSCE level or equivalent
- Educated to A level or NVQ level 3, with knowledge of Health & Social Care
- Communication skills training
- Coaching qualification
- Foundation Degree/Post Graduate Diploma
- Extensive experience of working within a busy clinical healthcare setting
- Experience of identifying a deteriorating patient and how to escalate such
- Extensive patient or public facing experience
- Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks to meet competing deadlines
- Experience of working as part of a team and individually
- Experience of working within guidelines, policies and protocols
- Experience of dealing with difficult situations and confrontations with both colleagues and patients
- Proven experience in data entry and associated documentation
- Experience of IT packages - Microsoft Office, Excel and IT equipment e.g. ipads and tablets
- Insight into cancer and related issues
- Knowledge / experience of Audit
- Key Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including telephone, email, face to face with both colleagues and patients
- Understanding and practice of clinical skills such as ECG's, Bladder Scans, Phlebotomy and cannulation.
- Good time management skills
- Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents
- Flexible in approach to work and the changing needs of the service
- Ability to prioritise own workload and occasionally the work of others
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously
- Willing to take on / learn new skills
- Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to raise safeguarding concerns if required through appropriate channels.
- Experience in delivering health education sessions to groups
- Experience in or good understanding of
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Acute Oncology Support Worker - Peterborough
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
The Acute Oncology Service (AOS) delivers a 7-day service to patients admitted to Peterborough City Hospital and as well as Hinchingbrooke Hospital (5 days a week) with complications of systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT) and radiotherapy treatments.
The post holder will support the nursing team clinically with the review and care of unwell patients attending the haematology oncology unit. They will support the Acute Oncology (AOS) team with triaging the emergency phone and maintain delivery of the service from an administration aspect, including the undertaking of audits as well as the collating of patient data.
Main duties of the job
Clinically support the nursing team with acutely unwell patients.
Triage the emergency phone to ensure the patient calls are managed and directed to the right people/department whilst ensuring to escalate where appropriate.
Support the CUP CNS
Assist in the admin of the team, to allow for service maintenance and development.
About us
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Details
Date posted
15 Septe
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