Registered Nurse - John Bush Supportive Unit

Enherts Tr; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Registered Nurse for the John Bush Supportive Unit. This role involves providing high-quality patient care in Oncology, supporting a multidisciplinary team and overseeing safe handling of chemotherapy treatments. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and a commitment to delivering compassionate care. This position offers career development opportunities in a major Cancer Centre, along with a competitive salary package and supportive work environment.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Career development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Background in nursing with a focus on oncology or hematology.
• Experience handling distressed patients and working with learners.
• Knowledge of health and safety management.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality care to patients and their families.
• Support Senior Nurse in Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Services.
• Ensure adherence to hospital policies and standards.

Skills

Team player

Proven leadership skills

Cytotoxic drug administration

Cannulation and Venepuncture

Ability to prioritise patient care

Resource management

Teaching skills

Education

Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register

In possession of Oncology or Haematology Care modules

SACT accredited course or competencies

BSc / MSc

Counselling Skills

Mentorship or teaching course

Job description

Registered Nurse - John Bush Supportive Unit

NHS AfC: Band 5

Main area Chemotherapy / Immunotherapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 361-7645274

Site Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Town Northwood Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 20/01/2026 23:59 Interview date 27/01/2026

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Registered Nurse - John Bush Supportive Unit who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The John Bush Supportive Unit treats patients with a wide variety of systemic anti‑cancer therapies. The unit is currently opened Monday to Friday, and we work closely with other units one on site and one at our acute trust site.

Mount Vernon is one of the largest single site Cancer Centres in England and is an innovative and exciting place to work. We are internationally renowned for radiotherapy, chemotherapy, patient support services and research and therefore, you will be joining a cancer centre offering significant career development opportunities.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,552 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The registered Nurse will provide a high‑quality service of care to patients and significant others and to promote a good learning environment. Supporting the Senior Nurse for Chemotherapy / Immunotherapy Services in all aspects of that role, as well as the other members of the team.

The successful candidate will be aware of resource management and to provide effective links within the Trust and undertake and assist in the safe administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy, monoclonal anti‑bodies within the Oncology Haematology client group, whilst also providing on‑going support to patients and their carers.

The post holder will ensure that nursing care within the John Bush Supportive Unit is a high standard and in accordance with hospital policies, procedures and standards and adheres to the Units philosophy.

They will also contribute to the general improvement of services.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualification/ Training

• Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
• In possession of Oncology or Haematology Care modules
• SACT accredited course or competencies
• BSc / MSc
• Counselling Skills
• Mentorship or teaching course

Experience

• Proven experience at Band 5 in Oncology / Haematology
• Working with learners
• Handling distressed patients and carers and other staff members
• Change management
• Working with chemo care or electronic prescribing systems
• CVADS
• Audits

Skills

• Team player
• Proven leadership skills
• Cytotoxic drug administration
• Cannulation and Venepuncture
• Ability to prioritise patient care
• Resource management
• Teaching skills

Knowledge

• Cytotoxic treatments and their side effects
• Health and Safety
• Management of central venous access devices
• Quality assurance
• Clinical Audit
• Radiation treatments

When you apply...

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Vacancies may close earlier than the advertised closing date where a high volume of applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out on the opportunity to join the Trust or develop your career with us.

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Secondments/Fixed term

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Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under‑represented in various parts of our workforce.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer‑friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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