Staff Nurse - Cancer Assessment Unit & Chemotherapy Hotline Service
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as part of a nursing team within the Cancer Assessment Unit (CAU) and covering the Chemotherapy Hotline Service. The post holder will deliver safe and effective care to cancer patients, collaborating with medical and multidisciplinary teams. Key responsibilities include leading the nursing team, ensuring high-quality service, and overseeing the Chemotherapy Hotline service. The position is offered as either a 6-month or 10-month fixed-term contract.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse, Degree qualification in Nursing or cancer related subject.
- Practice Assessor / supervisor qualification / teaching qualification
- IV therapy competency
- REACT / SIREN or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Working towards master's Qualification
- Advanced communication
- Leadership Course
- ILS Trained
- Tracheostomy competency
- SACT qualification
- UKON's triage trained
- Previously working as a Band 5
- Experience of working in an acute environment, acute wards, A&E type setting with highly developed assessment skills
- Experience in chemotherapy hotline triage and ability to give effective information and guidance.
- Willingness to undertake training relevant to the role
- Patient Assessment module
- In depth knowledge and understanding of cancer patient clinical issues and common oncology emergencies and their management
- Broad understanding of how an assessment unit works and how a chemotherapy hotline service should function
- Knowledge of audit and data collection
- Willingness to undertake any further training and development relative to the role
- Patient Focused
- Excellent Communication skills
- Effective prioritisation skills
- Ability to adapt and change in an ever-changing situation / environment
- Demonstrate we care values in all aspects of care provided
- SACT competent
- UKON's trained
- AOS accredited
- Registered Nurse, Degree qualification in Nursing or cancer related subject.
- Practice Assessor / supervisor qualification / teaching qualification
- IV therapy competency
- REACT / SIREN or equivalent
- Working towards master's Qualification
- Advanced communication
- Leadership Course
- ILS Trained
- Tracheostomy competency
- SACT qualification
- UKON's triage trained
- Previously working as a Band 5
- Experience of working in an acute environment, acute wards, A&E type setting with highly developed assessment skills
- Experience in chemotherapy hotline triage and ability to give effective information and guidance.
- Willingness to undertake training relevant to the role
- Patient Assessment module
- In depth knowledge and understanding of cancer patient clinical issues and common oncology emergencies and their management
- Broad understanding of how an assessment unit works and how a chemotherapy hotline service should function
- Knowledge of audit and data collection
- Willingness to undertake any further training and development relative to the role
- Patient Focused
- Excellent Communication skills
- Effective prioritisation skills
- Ability to adapt and change in an ever-changing situation / environment
- Demonstrate we care values in all aspects of care provided
- SACT competent
- UKON's trained
- AOS accredited
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £38,488 – £46,852 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Barts Health NHS Trust
Staff Nurse - Cancer Assessment Unit & Chemotherapy Hotline Service
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
The post holder will work as part of a team of registered nurses, nursing associates, health care support workers and student nurses in delivering safe effective care to patients within the Cancer Assessment unit (CAU) working in collaboration with the medical and wider MDT teams, ensuring a high-quality service to patients. The post holder will participate in roles within the unit relevant to role as competencies are developed working in both the Cancer Assessment Unit and covering [contact details removed].Please note there is 2 roles under this vacancy - The department is looking to recruit to a 6 months fixed term contract and a 10 months fixed term contract.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead the team of registered nurses, nursing associates, health care support workers and student nurses in delivering safe effective care to patients within the Cancer Assessment unit (CAU) in collaboration with the medical and wider MDT teams, ensuring a high-quality service to patients. The post holder will have overall responsibility for the Chemotherapy Hotline service ensuring it is adequately resourced, and audit of the service provided.
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