Systemic anti-cancer therapies SACT Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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
Join a small team of SACT nurses delivering systemic anti-cancer therapies at Macmillan Cancer Unit, Leighton Hospital. This role involves administering SACT to patients with haematological cancers and solid tumours, working flexibly between 8am and 8pm. You will develop new skills in a supportive environment, collaborating with visiting Oncologists from tertiary centres. The position requires experience in SACT administration, cannulation, and phlebotomy.
Essential criteria
- 18 months Experience working with Cancer patients
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work in a small team
- NMC Registration and Degree level module for Chemotherapy administration or SACT passport
- Advanced Communication qualification
- Experience in cannulation, accessing CVAD's, phlebotomy
- Confidence to administer chemotherapy under nurse-led protocols
- 18 months Experience working with Cancer patients
- Ability to work in a small team
- NMC Registration and Degree level module for Chemotherapy administration or SACT passport
- Advanced Communication qualification
- Experience in cannulation, accessing CVAD's, phlebotomy
- Confidence to administer chemotherapy under nurse-led protocols
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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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Systemic anti-cancer therapies SACT Nurse
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a staff nurse to join our small team of SACT nurses who deliver systemic anti-cancer therapies on site in the Macmillan Cancer Unit at Leighton Hospital.
You must be flexible to meet the needs of our service and be able to work flexibly between the hours of 8am and 8pm. The Unit is currently open Monday to Friday though some weekend working is anticipated in the future as our service expands to deliver more SACT closer to home. This is a role where you can learn and develop new skills whilst working within a supportive environment.
We deliver SACT to patients who are undergoing treatment for haematological cancers and solid tumours and work with a number of visiting Oncologists from tertiary centres such as The Christie and the University Hospitals of North Midlands. We receive excellent feedback from our patients about the level of care we provide.
This post is 30 hours per week
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant must have good communication skills and work well as part of a small team. Previous experience of working with cancer patients or within a cancer setting is essential.
**You must have experience of current SACT administration and you must have completed the degree level modu
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