Job summary
Are you a compassionate, driven nurse with a passion for oncology care? Join our team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a Oncology Nurse Specialist and help us provide outstanding, patient-centred care across inpatient and outpatient settings.
We are seeking a Oncology Nurse Specialist to take a central role in our dynamic Oncology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). This is a pivotal position that involves working closely with medical and nursing colleagues to provide expert clinical support, education, and holistic care to patients throughout their treatment journey.
You will have the opportunity to work across clinics and ward settings, helping to shape and enhance the oncology service we deliver to the local population.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will:
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Act as a key worker for a caseload of patients, ensuring seamless, co-ordinated care.
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Lead on patient assessment, care planning, and the delivery of timely, safe treatment.
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Offer specialist advice and support to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals across the community.
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Support patients emotionally and practically during key moments, including diagnosis and bad news consultations.
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Advocate for patients, ensuring they are empowered and informed when making decisions about care and treatment.
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Contribute to continuous quality improvement and uphold the Trust's values in all areas of practice.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in NHS Hospital Setting
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to manage case load
- Written and verbal skill
- Audit methodologies
- Teaching & assessment skills
- Organisation and negotiation skills
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Flexible attitude to working
Desirable
- European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
- Leadership and motivational skills
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional
Essential
- NMC first level Registered Nurse
- First level degree in related subject or undertaking a Degree Pathway
- Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject or working towards
- Communication skills
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing
- Research qualification
- Advanced Communications Skills Training or prepared to work towards
- Recognised teaching qualification or prepared to work towards
- Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards
Further Training
Essential
- ENB NO1 or equivalent counselling course
- Cannulation & Administration of chemotherapy via various routes i.e oral, intravenous
- Venepuncture
Desirable
- Teaching in coping skills, camouflage advice and prosthetics
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience, at Band 6 or above, in cancer, palliative care or the speciality
- Experience of multi - professional working
- Experience of teaching
- Evidence of good communications skills
- Ability to support and influence change
Desirable
- Publications
- Research experience
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility in start and finish times
- Full UK driving licence
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in NHS Hospital Setting
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to manage case load
- Written and verbal skill
- Audit methodologies
- Teaching & assessment skills
- Organisation and negotiation skills
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Flexible attitude to working
Desirable
- European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
- Leadership and motivational skills
Qualifications/Academic/Craft/Professional
Essential
- NMC first level Registered Nurse
- First level degree in related subject or undertaking a Degree Pathway
- Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care or relevant subject or working towards
- Communication skills
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing
- Research qualification
- Advanced Communications Skills Training or prepared to work towards
- Recognised teaching qualification or prepared to work towards
- Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards
Further Training
Essential
- ENB NO1 or equivalent counselling course
- Cannulation & Administration of chemotherapy via various routes i.e oral, intravenous
- Venepuncture
Desirable
- Teaching in coping skills, camouflage advice and prosthetics
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience, at Band 6 or above, in cancer, palliative care or the speciality
- Experience of multi - professional working
- Experience of teaching
- Evidence of good communications skills
- Ability to support and influence change
Desirable
- Publications
- Research experience
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexibility in start and finish times
- Full UK driving licence
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).
