Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary Clinical Nurse Specialist

Transformationunitgm; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Nottingham seeks an Acute Oncology / Cancer of Unknown Primary Clinical Nurse Specialist. This role requires an experienced, motivated nurse to provide specialist care to oncology patients. Responsibilities include managing complex oncology cases, leading educational programs, and participating in multidisciplinary teams. Applicants should have NMC registration, a relevant Bachelor's degree, and significant experience in oncology. The position offers a competitive salary of £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, working across dual sites with flexible hours.

Benefits

Personal development opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Support for applications and interviews

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior nursing role within oncology.
• Trained in administration of chemotherapy.
• Ability to break bad news sensitively.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist care for oncology patients.
• Review patients with complications of cancer.
• Support and educate healthcare staff about oncology.

Skills

Oncology expertise

Leadership

Patient assessment

Teaching

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

NMC registration

Masters Degree in relevant field

Job description

Main area Acute Oncology Service Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: Dual site working Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Working Monday to Saturday inclusive) Job ref 164-7585721

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site QMC and City Campus Town Nottingham Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rota Salary period Yearly Closing 28/12/2025 23:59

Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7

Job overview

Acute Oncology Service – Adult

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust for a Band 7 Acute Oncology / Cancer of Unknown Primary Clinical Nurse Specialist. We are looking for an experienced, motivated, and dynamic nurse to join our small, friendly and forward thinking team.

Main duties of the job

The Acute Oncology Team provides early input of specialist care to oncology patients enabling safer and better quality care to patients with complications of treatments or new diagnosis. You would need to possess the skills and confidence to urgently review patients with complications of cancer and ensure appropriate pathways of care are put in place. The aim of the AOS team is to support patients and provide the help clinicians sometimes need in caring for people with a malignancy, including new diagnosis. The role also provides specialist support to patients with Cancer of Unknown Primary through the pathway of care from diagnosis to end of life care.

The post holder will be expected to demonstrate specialist knowledge and experience relating to all aspects of oncological malignancy, experience in a senior nursing role and be educated to first degree level. The AOS team cover both QMC and City sites Monday – Friday and the successful candidate would be expected to be flexible to meet the changing needs of the service in the future.

The post holder will be required to demonstrate the ability to prioritise workloads, use their own initiative and manage a caseload of patients autonomously.

The post holder will be expected to be able to assist in implementing and providing both formal and informal education programmes on the Acute Oncology Service to staff within the Trust.

Working for our organisation

The Acute Oncology Service is committed to providing the highest quality of care and maintaining consistently high standards in a professional and friendly atmosphere. NUH has a set of values and behaviours which are summarised in the job description for this post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work with the Lead Clinician for the AOS and CUP service amongst all relevant members of the MDT. This includes attending regular MDT’s and meetings.

To facilitate communication and coordinated care between primary, secondary and tertiary care providers in relation to acute oncology.

To establish clinical pathways between primary and secondary care.

To utilise specialist knowledge and skills and liaise with the multi-disciplinary teams already involved with the new diagnosis and management of patients with cancer.

To autonomously provide specialist assessment, triage and care to patients with complex acute oncology needs.

To offer compassionate, sensitive care ensuring physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs are met.

To work with the CUP team to develop a service for this specialist group of patients, including MDT and outpatient clinics.

To act as a clinical expert and professional resource for patients, carers and health care professionals.

To influence patient care through indirect roles of providing specialist education.

To develop and implement clinical guidelines, protocols and standards.

To undertake audits and service developments within the AOS.

To promote joint working and collaborative practices with colleagues, patients, carers, other health and social care professionals and statutory, voluntary and independent organisations - to ensure optimum patient management and the timely, smooth transition of patient care.

To provide professional specialist leadership and effective management of resources, ensuring high standards of nursing care are delivered to all patients requiring input from the AOS.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• NMC registration - adult
• Trained in administration of chemotherapy and experience of side effects
• Clinical history taking / assessment course
• Formal leadership and managment training
• Masters Degree

Experience

• Significant post registration band 6 or above within an oncology setting
• Specialist knowledge and experience within oncology
• Leadership and management experience
• Teaching experience
• Previous experience within a CNS role
• Research and audit experience

Communication and relationship

• Prepared to and experience in breaking bad news / sensitive information
• Understand the role of advocacy
• Experince of presenting such as conferences

Analytic and Judgement skills

• Ability to independently assess and interpret signs of symptoms
• Ability to lead and introduce change
• IT literate
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant national policies
• Evidence of autonomous working

Planning and organisation

• Able to organise and prioritise own work load and use own initiative
• Evidence of leading a local project / change

Physical Skills

• Ability to assess and function in a varity of locations

Benefits

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

Id and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licences through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Thomas Webb Job title Oncology Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07812 275588

Mon to Fri 9am to 3pm

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