Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Junior Sister - Eden Day Unit

The closing date is 19 August 2025

Job summary

Junior Sister (Band 6) - Eden Day Unit, Wexham Park Hospital

We're seeking a dedicated Band 6 Junior Sister to join our Cancer and Chemotherapy Services at the Eden Day Unit. This role is ideal for qualified nurses with either acute trust experience or specialist cancer/chemotherapy expertise who are ready to step into a leadership position.

What You'll Do:

Deliver exceptional care to patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy.

Oversee the daily patient list, ensuring effective workload allocation.

Administer chemotherapy safely and in line with best practice.

Triage patients using the UKONS system to ensure timely and appropriate care.

What We're Looking For:

A dynamic, motivated, and supportive team player.

Passion for delivering safe, high-quality cancer care.

Willingness to develop and expand expertise in oncology and chemotherapy.

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in a specialist oncology environment, working alongside an experienced, supportive team. SACT training is essential for this role.

If you're committed to making a difference for patients and ready to take the next step in your nursing career, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

o Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care with minimal supervision.o To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that treatments are correctly carried out in accordance with given policy.o Responsible for the assessment of complex care needs of chemotherapy patients and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.o Lead and monitor the performance and standards of care within the Nursing Team.o Work collaboratively with the other members of cancer services team to facilitate the development of the service

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-KMU285

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current first or second-level NMC Registration
  • Accredited chemotherapy course (or working towards)
  • Haematology or and Oncology or Palliative Care course

Desirable

  • Nursing degree or working towards a degree

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in chemotherapy practice /post course
  • Evidence of up-to-date standards of clinical practice
  • Experience of audit

Desirable

  • Experience of staff development
  • Significant recent experience at Band 5 in Acute setting or Haematology or Oncology

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Good, effective interpersonal & communication skills (written & verbal)
  • Experience of audit
  • Teaching & assessing experience
  • Appropriate advanced nursing skills- including venepuncture and cannulation skills

Special Requirements

Essential

  • To work in other areas of the Department and Trust when required
  • Able to work flexible shifts, weekends and bank holidays as required
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current first or second-level NMC Registration
  • Accredited chemotherapy course (or working towards)
  • Haematology or and Oncology or Palliative Care course

Desirable

  • Nursing degree or working towards a degree

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in chemotherapy practice /post course
  • Evidence of up-to-date standards of clinical practice
  • Experience of audit

Desirable

  • Experience of staff development
  • Significant recent experience at Band 5 in Acute setting or Haematology or Oncology

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent leadership skills
  • Good, effective interpersonal & communication skills (written & verbal)
  • Experience of audit
  • Teaching & assessing experience
  • Appropriate advanced nursing skills- including venepuncture and cannulation skills

Special Requirements

Essential

  • To work in other areas of the Department and Trust when required
  • Able to work flexible shifts, weekends and bank holidays as required

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Chemotherapy nurse

Karolina Kliczbor

karolina.kliczbor1@nhs.net

07584330479

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-KMU285

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Slough

SL2 4HL


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