Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist
37.5 hours per week (Working over 5 days per week)
Fixed term for 12 months (Secondment will be considered)
Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Closing Date: Tuesday 17th November 2026
Interview Date: TBC
- This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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- We are looking for an experienced and motivated cancer nurse who is looking at developing their leadership and specialist practice in Acute Oncology.
- The post holder will be a clinically based practitioner with advanced knowledge, who will take a key role in the Acute Oncology Team and in the delivery of the Acute Oncology services across the Trust.
- The post holder key function will be to coordinate the delivery of comprehensive of an Acute Oncology service to provide early specialist care to Oncology patients enabling:
- Faster and better care of our patients with complications of chemotherapy (early recognition, better treatment, early discharge).
- Faster and better care of patients with complications of cancer (early recognition, better treatment, rapid referral back to specialist oncology team, palliative care team etc).
- Appropriate investigation of patients who might benefit from treatment for unknown primary cancers (targeted investigations, rapid triage of patients into specialist oncology or palliative care).
- The post holder will give advice and implement patient care in an area which requires specific clinical knowledge, skills and experience. The post holder will work alongside other clinical colleagues in oncology, palliative care, ED, acute medicine, radiology and pathology to ensure quality of care to the patients is maximised. This will include the development of clinical guidelines & education programmes.
Here At George Eliot Our Vision To ‘excel At Patient Care’ Takes Centre Stage. An Ever Evolving Clinically-led Acute Service Provider We Are On a Journey To Continually Provide High Quality, Safe And Responsive Services Delivered By Inspiring, Friendly And Compassionate Staff Who Share Our Corporate Values Which Underpin Everything We Do. Our Values Are Not Just Words On a Piece Of Paper, They Bond Us Together, Reflect Our Ambition And Shape Who We Are
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme – find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Pet Mukuzvazva Job title: Lead Oncology Nurse Email address: Petronilla.Mukuzvazva@geh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 02476 863625
Shirley Preston
Matron for Elective Division
02476 351351
