Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioner

Haringey GP Federation; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioner for a one-year fixed-term contract. The role involves autonomous patient assessment, supporting nurse-led clinics, and leading educational initiatives in chemotherapy. Candidates must be a registered nurse with a degree, have relevant experience, and possess strong communication and leadership skills. The position emphasizes advanced clinical practice in compliance with local and national protocols, ensuring the delivery of holistic care to patients.

Benefits

Access to high-quality training and development

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with valid registration and degree-level education.
• Experience in chemotherapy and multi-agency working.
• Ability to lead and teach in clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Participate in setting new ways of working for nurse-led clinics.
• Assess patient needs autonomously and conduct independent clinics.
• Support educational development of chemotherapy staff.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Leadership development

Multi-agency working

Teaching and assessing

Education

1st level Registered nurse with valid registration

Degree level (BSc Hons Nurse Practitioner)

Independent prescribing qualification

Teaching qualification

Tools

NHS IT Systems

Job description

Chemotherapy Nurse Practitioner

Closing date is 23 January 2026

Ideally, you will be an experienced Chemotherapy Nurse who has completed an accredited training in chemotherapy nursing practice and ideally have extensive experience in working within a haematology / oncology or chemotherapy environment.

1 year fixed-term contract/ Secondment

Main duties of the job

The Chemotherapy Practitioner Nurse is a cutting-edge role in the field of advanced clinical practice, which crosses professional boundaries, undertaking traditional medical roles and leading inter-professional practice. It is a role model of excellence in the delivery of holistic care to patients. The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking in the safe clinical decision-making process and is required to deliver an advanced level of clinical practice within the field of speciality care. Working within local and nationally agreed protocols and guidelines, demonstrates the knowledge and skills across the Four Pillars of Advanced Practice. With support and supervision the postholder will support service delivery and leadership working alongside colleagues in support of the education and development of nursing staff and medical colleagues.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

As a senior member of the Chemotherapy team, a key element of this role is to participate in review, setting up new ways of working to support, develop and implement new nurse led clinics in order to ensure new NICE Guidance treatment pathways for oral chemotherapy treatment are in place. To autonomously assess individual patient needs who are receiving systemic anti-cancer treatment, initiating investigations, determining differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidence based treatment and care and conduct nurse led clinics independently. To provide specialist and advanced clinical skills supporting the medical staff and nursing teams within the oncology department and to participate in the education and development of chemotherapy staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• o1st level Registered nurse with valid registration
• oEducated to degree level (BSc Hons Nurse Practitioner) or working towards this level.
• oMember of General Pharmaceutical Council
• oIndependent prescribing qualification (nurse/pharmacist) or willing to undertake
• oSACT passport
• oTeaching qualification
• oEvidence of leadership development
• oEvidence of management development
• oAdvanced communication skills

Experience

• oRelevant experience within chemotherapy
• oExperience of successful multi-agency working
• oDemonstrable experience in relevant area of practice or equivalent
• oExperience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
• oExperience of developing and undertaking audit.
• oParticipation in service development and implementation of change
• oManagement of clinical leadership experience

Knowledge

• oKnowledge of professional issues and policy relating to specialist area.
• oBe aware of the nursing and midwifery strategy and promote the development of nursing within the trust.
• oBe aware of, and act in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct.
• oAble to act as clinical supervisor, demonstration of continued learning
• oNHS IT Systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust